Samuel A. Banks

Samuel Alston Banks
25th President of Dickinson College
In office
1975–1986
6th President of University of Richmond
In office
1986 – August 15, 1987
Personal details
BornMay 16, 1928
Frostproof, Florida, United States
DiedSeptember 12, 2000(2000-09-12) (aged 72)
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Spouse(s)Judith Anne Farabee,
Joanne Trautman (née Belfiori)[1]
OccupationProfessor, theologist, pastor, academic administrator, university president

Samuel Alston Banks (May 16, 1928 – September 12, 2000) was an American professor, theologist, pastor, and academic administrator.[2] He served as president of two American colleges and universities. He was ordained by the United Methodist Church.[3] Banks had advocated in the early 1960s curricular changes to include human values in medical education.[2]

  1. ^ Oransky, Ivan (July 2007). "Joanne Trautmann Banks". The Lancet. 370 (9584): 312. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(07)61148-9. ISSN 0140-6736.
  2. ^ a b Carson, Ronald A. (March 2001). "In Memoriam: Samuel Alston Banks". Literature and Medicine. 20 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1353/lm.2001.0001. ISSN 1080-6571. S2CID 144192836.
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