death_place death_date birth_place field birth_date known_for article_title alma_mater
santa fe , new mexico 20 december 2007 syracuse , new york diplomat and academic administrator 28 january 1929 united university president of clark university university of connecticut american university states of paris ambassador to kenya chancellor of long island glenn w. ferguson
 cornell university university of pittsburgh
glenn w. ferguson

glenn w. ferguson -lrb- january 28 , 1929 in syracuse , new york - december 20 , 2007 in santa fe , new mexico -rrb- was an american diplomat and university president .
he received his bachelor 's degree in economics in 1950 , an mba in 1951 , both from cornell university , and a law degree from the university of pittsburgh .
he was the united states ambassador to kenya from 1966 -- 1969 and the head of several universities , including chancellor of long island university , president of clark university , the university of connecticut , and the american university of paris .
he was the first director of the volunteer program vista and , for a short time , director of the lincoln center in new york city .
he died on december 20 , 2007 from prostate cancer at his home in santa fe , new mexico .
