DANIEL S. ALLEN ’40

DANIEL S. ALLEN, professor emeritus of history at Hartwick College and chair of the department there for many years, died Dec. 24, 2008. He was 89. A member of Sigma Chi, he received his degree with honors and with high distinction in history, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. During World War II he served in civilian public service. After teaching at Wesleyan for two years, he joined the faculty at Hartwick College, from which he retired in 1980. In 1991, Hartwick awarded him an honorary degree. He was the grandson of Willis K. Stetson of the class of 1881. Predeceased by a daughter, he is survived by his wife, Constance Hartley Allen, a son, a granddaughter, two great-grandsons, and a sister.