MacALISTER BROWN ’46

MacALISTER BROWN, 82, the Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. professor of political science, emeritus, at Williams College, died Nov. 21, 2006. He was member of Eclectic and attended the V-12 program at Wesleyan during World War II. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he received his degree with honors. He received a doctoral degree from Harvard and joined the Williams College faculty in 1956. Before retiring in 1994, he served as chair of the political economy program and the political science department, as well as director of the summer program in American Studies for Executives. He also served as administrative assistant to Williams President John Sawyer. He specialized in American foreign policy and international relations in Southeast Asia, and had received several Fulbright Scholarships. Active in Williamstown, Mass., civic affairs, he was also a nationally-ranked master’s-level squash player. Among those who survive are his wife, Adriana Millenaar Brown, three children, and four grandchildren.