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E-PrinceSlideshow: Former U. President Robert Goheen '40 1919-2008
Former University President Robert Goheen '40 died of heart failure Monday morning at University Medical Center. He was 88. Goheen, who led the University from 1957 to 1972, oversaw dramatic changes in University operations and policy, including in the largest campus expansion in University history, the quadrupling of the annual budget and the introduction of coeducation.
Robert F. Goheen was an assistant professor of classics when, at age 37, he was selected to become Princeton’s 16th president. He was the third-youngest president in the University's history. Courtesy of Ulli Steltzer, Princeton University. © Princeton University
Widely regarded as Princeton's most influential president since Woodrow Wilson, Robert Goheen '40 oversaw the first capital campaign and largest campus expansion in the University's history, and the transition to coeducation. Photo by Wes Shim
Goheen first came to Princeton as a 17-year-old freshman in 1936. Courtesy of Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University. © Princeton University
Goheen (top right) also was an accomplished soccer player at Princeton, and would go on to participate in sports, particularly golf and tennis, throughout his life. Courtesy of Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University. © Princeton University
In all, Goheen had a more than 70-year association with the University. Long after his retirement from the presidency, he continued to be an active member of the University and local community. Courtesy of Denise Applewhite, Princeton University. © Princeton University
"There is no question I am here because of Bob Goheen," President Tilghman told the 'Prince' in 2007.Photo by Staff
Two years into his presidency, Goheen launched the University's first comprehensive capital campaign. The initiative brought success beyond anyone's wildest expectations, with the three-year effort raising almost $61 million from nearly 20,000 separate donations.Photo by Staff
Goheen gathers with the other living presidents of Princeton at the installation celebration for President Tilghman in September 2001. From left, Harold T. Shapiro GS '64, Tilghman, Goheen and William G. Bowen GS '58. Courtesy of Denise Applewhite, Princeton University.© Princeton University
"One of the great senses of Bob Goheen was that he was someone who was constantly evolving," said University Vice President and Secretary Bob Durkee '69, who was a reporter for the 'Prince' during the years leading up to coeducation.Photo by Staff
