John E. Cribbet
| John Edward Cribbet | |
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| 4th Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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In office 1979–1984 |
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| (acting, 1979) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 21, 1918 Findlay, Illinois |
| Died | May 23, 2009 (aged 91) |
| Alma mater |
Illinois Wesleyan University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Profession | University administrator, professor |
John Edward Cribbet (February 21, 1918 – May 23, 2009) was a well-known legal scholar, dean of the University of Illinois College of Law, and chancellor of the University of Illinois.
Cribbet was born in Findlay, Illinois just outside Decatur. His mother raised him after his father died from the Spanish flu. Dr. Cribbet received his undergraduate degree from Illinois Wesleyan University. There, he met his wife Betty Smith. After graduation, Dr. Cribbet joined the Army for World War II. He served as an aide-de-camp for Lt. Gen. Troy H. Middleton on the European front. His service produced a number of medals and stories, which he would later relate in his popular law lectures.
Cribbet then decided to attend the University of Illinois College of Law where he received his J.D. degree in 1947. He spent a few months in law practice in Bloomington, Illinois at the law firm of Costigan, Wollrab, and Yoder before he was invited back to the University of Illinois to teach law. As a professor, he held visiting positions at the University of Michigan Law School and the University of Texas School of Law. In 1967 he was appointed as dean of the law school, a position he held until 1979 when he was asked to serve as chancellor of the campus.
Cribbet was survived by his wife Betty; his two daughters, Pamela Steward and Carol Cribbet-Bell; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Cribbet was named acting chancellor on July 1, 1979 after William P. Gerberding left the position for the presidency of the University of Washington. The University of Illinois Board of Trustees formally named Cribbet as chancellor in December of that year. At the time of Cribbet's appointment University President Stanley O. Ikenberry had positive words for the new Chancellor. He stated Chancellor Cribbet "[would] bring to the position of chancellor extensive experience as an academic leader, what [he had] found to be an extraordinary soundness of judgment, and an absolutely superb reputation in his profession." For his part, the new chancellor told the press that he would strive to "strengthen the voice" of students and faculty in campus governance.
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