Robert C. Good
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Preceded byJoel P. Smith
Succeeded byAndrew G. De Rocco
Succeeded byOliver L. Troxel, Jr.
Born1924
Robert C. Good | |
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| 16th President of Denison University | |
| In office 1976–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Joel P. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Andrew G. De Rocco |
| 1st U.S. Ambassador to Zambia | |
| In office March 11, 1965 – December 14, 1968 | |
| Succeeded by | Oliver L. Troxel, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1924 |
| Died | (aged 60) Aurora, Colorado |
| Occupation | University president, ambassador |
Robert C. Good (1924 - September 16, 1984) was president of Denison University and the first US Ambassador to Zambia (March 1965 – January 1969).[1][2]
Good graduated from Yale with a PhD and was the Administrator of International Student Seminars in Philadelphia in 1948. After his graduation from Yale, he taught international relations at the University of Denver from 1958 to 1961. He was also a Research Associate with the Washington Center of Foreign Policy Research at Johns Hopkins during this period.[3] In September 1961, Good joined the Foreign Service and worked as the Director of the Office of Research and Analysis for Africa in the until his appointment as ambassador to Zambia in 1965.[3]
