Fred Hargadon, former Dean of Admissions at Princeton University and Stanford University, passed away peacefully in his sleep the night of January 15th, 2014. He is survived by brothers Bernie and John, sisters Anne and Judy, sons Steve and Andy, and grandchildren Anna, David, Kate, Caroline, and Cody.
Fred served as Dean of Admissions at Princeton University from 1988 to 2003. Prior to that he was Senior Vice President at the College Board from 1984 to 1988 and Dean of Admissions at Stanford University from 1969 to 1984.
Born in 1934 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, to Bernard and Anna Hargadon, Fred attended Lower Merion High School, served in the U.S. Army, and graduated from Haverford College in 1958. He did post-graduate work at Harvard and Cornell before beginning his career on the Swarthmore College faculty in Political Science. He became Swarthmore’s Dean of Admission in 1964.
Affectionately known as Dean Fred, he was appreciated by generations of students for his humor and his personable presence at Stanford and Princeton, and by admissions colleagues worldwide for his thoughtful role in the admissions field as, in the words of the New York Times, the "dean of deans." Hargadon Hall, a dormitory as part of Whitman College at Princeton, was named for him.
Fred served as Dean of Admissions at Princeton University from 1988 to 2003. Prior to that he was Senior Vice President at the College Board from 1984 to 1988 and Dean of Admissions at Stanford University from 1969 to 1984.
Born in 1934 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, to Bernard and Anna Hargadon, Fred attended Lower Merion High School, served in the U.S. Army, and graduated from Haverford College in 1958. He did post-graduate work at Harvard and Cornell before beginning his career on the Swarthmore College faculty in Political Science. He became Swarthmore’s Dean of Admission in 1964.
Affectionately known as Dean Fred, he was appreciated by generations of students for his humor and his personable presence at Stanford and Princeton, and by admissions colleagues worldwide for his thoughtful role in the admissions field as, in the words of the New York Times, the "dean of deans." Hargadon Hall, a dormitory as part of Whitman College at Princeton, was named for him.