237:
531:
525:
31:
204:. He served as the Grand Gamma (National Secretary) of the Fraternity and was also instrumental in bringing Chi Phi to Penn State just before his death in 1924. In his memory, Chi Phi established the Sparks Memorial Medal, presented to the undergraduate member in each chapter who had, during the preceding year, the highest grade point average.
629:
304:
570:
297:
614:
213:
313:
563:
290:
264:
556:
624:
604:
365:
599:
619:
609:
341:
319:
154:
50:
122:
445:
170:
282:
349:
357:
201:
186:
174:
138:
134:
594:
589:
544:
437:
8:
413:
389:
274:
197:
182:
85:
421:
373:
232:
190:
530:
429:
241:
501:
485:
397:
257:
73:
540:
493:
477:
453:
381:
228:
178:
583:
200:
at Ohio
Weslayen and a founder and charter member of the Iota chapter at the
539:
This biography of an
American academic administrator born in 1860–1869 is a
524:
461:
166:
106:
469:
129:
153:(July 16, 1860 – June 15, 1924) was the eighth president of the
333:
30:
312:
193:. He married Katherine Bullard Cotton on January 1, 1890.
630:
American academic administrator, 19th-century birth stubs
169:, on July 16, 1860. After high school, he attended
581:
51:President of the Pennsylvania State University
564:
298:
214:Penn State Presidents and their achievements
615:Presidents of Pennsylvania State University
571:
557:
305:
291:
29:
265:Pennsylvania State University President
582:
286:
518:
238:Works by or about Edwin Erle Sparks
13:
14:
641:
222:
529:
523:
157:, serving from 1908 until 1920.
218:The Chronicles of Chi Phi, 1976
196:Sparks became a member of the
1:
321:Pennsylvania State University
207:
181:, and received his M.A. from
155:Pennsylvania State University
16:American academic (1860-1924)
625:Ohio State University alumni
605:University of Chicago alumni
543:. You can help Knowledge by
160:
7:
177:, Class of 1884. He was a
123:State College, Pennsylvania
10:
646:
517:
229:Works by Edwin Erle Sparks
600:Harvard University alumni
328:
271:
262:
254:
249:
144:
128:
112:
100:
95:
91:
79:
67:
56:
48:
44:
28:
21:
620:People from Newark, Ohio
610:Lehigh University alumni
171:Ohio Wesleyan University
173:for two years and the
358:Thomas Henry Burrowes
202:Ohio State University
187:University of Chicago
185:, his Ph.D. from the
175:Ohio State University
139:University of Chicago
135:Ohio State University
39:, Penn State yearbook
438:Milton S. Eisenhower
342:William Henry Allen
189:and his LL.D. from
165:Sparks was born in
35:Sparks pictured in
414:John Martin Thomas
390:George W. Atherton
275:John Martin Thomas
198:Chi Phi Fraternity
183:Harvard University
86:John Martin Thomas
552:
551:
512:
511:
422:Ralph Dorn Hetzel
406:Edwin Erle Sparks
374:Joseph Shortlidge
281:
280:
272:Succeeded by
250:Academic offices
233:Project Gutenberg
191:Lehigh University
151:Edwin Erle Sparks
148:
147:
23:Edwin Erle Sparks
637:
573:
566:
559:
535:
534:
533:
527:
519:
505:
497:
489:
481:
473:
465:
457:
449:
441:
433:
430:James Milholland
425:
417:
409:
401:
393:
385:
377:
369:
361:
353:
345:
337:
322:
316:
307:
300:
293:
284:
283:
255:Preceded by
247:
246:
242:Internet Archive
119:
96:Personal details
82:
70:
61:
33:
19:
18:
645:
644:
640:
639:
638:
636:
635:
634:
580:
579:
578:
577:
528:
522:
515:
513:
508:
502:Neeli Bendapudi
500:
492:
486:Rodney Erickson
484:
476:
468:
460:
452:
444:
436:
428:
420:
412:
404:
398:James A. Beaver
396:
388:
380:
372:
364:
356:
348:
340:
332:
324:
320:
314:
311:
277:
268:
260:
258:James A. Beaver
225:
210:
163:
137:
121:
117:
105:
80:
74:James A. Beaver
68:
62:
57:
40:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
643:
633:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
576:
575:
568:
561:
553:
550:
549:
536:
510:
509:
507:
506:
498:
494:Eric J. Barron
490:
482:
478:Graham Spanier
474:
466:
458:
454:John W. Oswald
450:
446:Eric A. Walker
442:
434:
426:
418:
410:
402:
394:
386:
382:James Y. McKee
378:
370:
362:
354:
346:
338:
329:
326:
325:
310:
309:
302:
295:
287:
279:
278:
273:
270:
261:
256:
252:
251:
245:
244:
235:
224:
223:External links
221:
220:
219:
216:
209:
206:
179:Phi Beta Kappa
162:
159:
146:
145:
142:
141:
132:
126:
125:
120:(aged 63)
114:
110:
109:
102:
98:
97:
93:
92:
89:
88:
83:
77:
76:
71:
65:
64:
54:
53:
46:
45:
42:
41:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
642:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
587:
585:
574:
569:
567:
562:
560:
555:
554:
548:
546:
542:
537:
532:
526:
521:
520:
516:
503:
499:
495:
491:
487:
483:
479:
475:
471:
467:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
330:
327:
323:
317:
308:
303:
301:
296:
294:
289:
288:
285:
276:
267:
266:
259:
253:
248:
243:
239:
236:
234:
230:
227:
226:
217:
215:
212:
211:
205:
203:
199:
194:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
158:
156:
152:
143:
140:
136:
133:
131:
127:
124:
116:June 15, 1924
115:
111:
108:
104:July 16, 1860
103:
99:
94:
90:
87:
84:
78:
75:
72:
66:
60:
55:
52:
47:
43:
38:
32:
27:
20:
545:expanding it
538:
514:
462:Bryce Jordan
405:
366:James Calder
269:1908 – 1921
263:
195:
167:Newark, Ohio
164:
150:
149:
118:(1924-06-15)
107:Newark, Ohio
81:Succeeded by
58:
36:
595:1924 deaths
590:1860 births
470:Joab Thomas
350:John Fraser
69:Preceded by
37:La Vie 1920
584:Categories
315:Presidents
208:References
130:Alma mater
334:Evan Pugh
161:Biography
63:1908–1920
59:In office
49:8th
318:of the
240:at the
504:(2022)
496:(2014)
488:(2011)
480:(1995)
472:(1990)
464:(1983)
456:(1970)
448:(1956)
440:(1950)
432:(1947)
424:(1927)
416:(1921)
408:(1908)
400:(1906)
392:(1882)
384:(1881)
376:(1880)
368:(1871)
360:(1868)
352:(1866)
344:(1864)
336:(1859)
541:stub
113:Died
101:Born
231:at
586::
572:e
565:t
558:v
547:.
306:e
299:t
292:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.