E. K. Fretwell

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Elbert Kirtley Fretwell Jr. (October 29, 1923 – October 18, 2012) was an American academic and Chancellor Emeritus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was born in New York City and is the son of Elbert K. Fretwell, who served as the second Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America. He and his wife lived in Charlotte. He died October 18, 2012, in Charlotte.^[1]

Fretwell received a B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1944, an M.A. in teaching from Harvard University and a Ph.D from Columbia University in 1953.