David A. Booth *58

David Booth, retired vice provost of Williams College, died Sept. 5, 2016. He was 84.

Fatherless at age 7 and raised by a single mother, Booth rose above poverty and succeeded through hard work. In 1954, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University. He served in the Army from 1954 to 1956, and earned a master’s degree in politics from Princeton in 1958.

From 1958 to 1960, Booth attended the Graduate School for Foreign Students in Copenhagen, Denmark. He spent the next 38 years at Williams, retiring in 1998 as vice provost and lecturer in political science. He had chaired the experimental and cross-disciplinary studies program from 1995 to 1998.

In the provost’s office, Booth’s primary responsibility was institutional research. He also served as director of data systems in the early years of academic computing. For 24 years, he represented Williams on the Consortium on Financing Higher Education, also serving as chair and board member.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Hanne; two children; and two grandchildren.

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