Arnaud Cartwright Marts
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Arnaud Cartwright Marts was president of Bucknell University
from 1935–45.
The son of a Congregationalist minister, and a graduate of Oberlin College
, he raised $1,000,000 for Bucknell prior to becoming its president.
Marts chose Eugene Farley to become the director of Bucknell University Junior College in Wilkes-Barre, who later became the first President of Wilkes College in March 1936.
On February 17, 1989, the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center was dedicated at Wilkes College in honor of Marts.
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...
from 1935–45.
The son of a Congregationalist minister, and a graduate of Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
, he raised $1,000,000 for Bucknell prior to becoming its president.
Marts chose Eugene Farley to become the director of Bucknell University Junior College in Wilkes-Barre, who later became the first President of Wilkes College in March 1936.
On February 17, 1989, the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center was dedicated at Wilkes College in honor of Marts.