Frank D. Fackenthal
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Frank Diehl Fackenthal was an American academic administrator best known for his long association with Columbia University. Of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, he resided for much of his life in the Crown
Frank Fackenthal
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The Pulitzer Prizes are 23 annual American awards for achievements in "journalism, arts and letters", administered by Columbia University in New York City. They were established in 1917 by the will of
Frank D. Fackenthal
…clerk (1906–1910), secretary (1910–1937), and provost (1937–1948) of the university. As secretary and provost, he was the de facto administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes' non-journalistic awards from their inception until 1948; following his retirement, he received a special Prize in recognition of his service. Previously…
Columbia President Lee Bollinger presents the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction to Jeffrey Eugenides.
Pulitzer Hall on the campus of Columbia University in New York City