Edward T. Lewis, born in 1936, more commonly known as Ted Lewis, is a college administrator, educator and poet. He was the fourth President St. Mary's College of Maryland, serving from 1982 to 1996.[1]
He is credited with leading St. Mary's College of Maryland to achieve official public honors college status, at the time only one of two such colleges in the nation. He is also credited with playing many key and decisive roles in transforming the school into a nationally prominent institution.
He was later President of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where he was credited for advancing the institution in numerous ways.
He was also a poet in his early life and has been widely published in literary magazines and newspapers.