Meribeth E. Cameron | |
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13th President of Mount Holyoke College (Acting) | |
In office 1968–1969 | |
Preceded by | Richard Glenn Gettell |
Succeeded by | David Truman |
Personal details | |
Born | May 22, 1905 Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada |
Died | July 12, 1997 South Hadley, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 92)
Alma mater | Stanford University Radcliffe College |
Profession | Professor |
Meribeth Elliott Cameron (May 22, 1905, Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada – July 12, 1997, Holyoke, Massachusetts)[1] was an American historian of China and academic who served as the 13th (Acting) President of Mount Holyoke College from 1968-69.
She was a professor of Chinese History at Mount Holyoke from 1948-1970. She served as Dean and briefly as Acting President in 1954 (during the period of President Ham) and 1966 (during the period of President Gettell).[2]