Ok. We don`t have any real "diploma mills" here in Norway, so I didn`t think of that. If this might be a problem, then the question would be if indeed Reed College was "one of the top liberal arts institutions at the time" or a "diploma mill", some 40 years ago. 
 We know what Langan says about this, but anybody else could offer proof to the contrary, if they can. 

 Heyerdal