I am taking this opportunity to provide personal testimony on Sheafe Satterthwaite's contribution to Williams Collage. I graduated in 1975 and have been a professor at UC Santa Barbara since 1982.
Sheafe inspired, encouraged, and befriended me during my years at Williams. He profoundly affected my world view and was one of my most influential teachers. After all these years, he remains an intellectual touchstone.
I am in no position to judge the College's decision not to renew Sheafe's contract. I only ask that you take full and fair measure of Sheafe’s value to the institution. He has been an extraordinary teacher and adviser. His unique scholarly perspective on the American landscape has added an important dimension to the environmental studies program. How many students have seen the world through a radically different lens and have enjoyed a richer experience thanks to his teaching?
Sincerely,
Frank W. Davis, Class of '75
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