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Stony Brook Univeristy Establishes Robert David Lion Gardiner Chair in American History With Gift From Gardiner Foundation

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Commemorating the gift from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation

Commemorating the gift from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation

establishing an endowed chair in the Department of History known as the Robert David Lion Gardiner Chair in American History

establishing an endowed chair in the Department of History known as the Robert David Lion Gardiner Chair in American History

authorJaime Zahl on Feb 9, 2016
Stony Brook University recently announced plans to create an endowed chair in the Department of History following a major gift from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation. The position, to... more

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