Claremont Obituaries
Ward Elliott, a beloved Claremont McKenna College professor who inspired the minds and spirits of generations of students through his teaching, mentorship, and sing-along parties, died in his home on December 6 at age 85. A renowned scholar of American government, constitutional law and the Supreme Court, Elliott joined CMC in 1968 at age 29 after earning three degrees from Harvard University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. As the Burnet C. Wohlford Professor Emeritus of American Political Institutions for 49 years, he held the rare distinction of serving under all five CMC presidents.
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