M. Peter McPherson
| M. Peter McPherson | |
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in the White House Rose Garden in 1981
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| 19th President of Michigan State University | |
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In office 1993–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Guyer |
| Succeeded by | Lou Anna Simon |
| 8th Administrator of AID | |
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In office 1981–1987 |
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| Preceded by | Douglas J. Bennet |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Roskens |
| Personal details | |
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October 27, 1940 Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Michigan State University Western Michigan University American University Law School |
Melville Peter McPherson (born October 27, 1940) was a special assistant to President Gerald Ford, administrator of USAID under President Ronald Reagan, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Department, president of Michigan State University from 1993 to 2004, and Chairman of Dow Jones. He currently serves as president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
McPherson was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. McPherson received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 1963. While a student, he was a member of the prominent conservative Young Americans for Freedom student organization. Returning from the Peace Corps, McPherson earned a master's in business administration from Western Michigan University in 1967 and a law degree from American University in Washington in 1969. McPherson and his wife, Joanne, have four children and six grandchildren.
His public service career began as a Peace Corps volunteer in Peru, where during 1965 and 1966 he spent 18 months in a Peruvian slum running a food distribution program and setting up credit unions. He called the experience a defining moment and said his experience in the Peace Corps helped him learn how to adapt. "When I was a Peace Corps volunteer, it was just a different culture," McPherson said. "I found I couldn't be a gringo and be effective. It's just a matter of asking people what they want to get done, finding out what the formal and informal rules are and figuring out ways to do things differently, while doing practical work in that environment. But that process was a challenge."
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