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About Richard R. Eakin
- Richard Ronald Eakin (born August 6, 1938) was the eighth chancellor of East Carolina University.
- He was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania and earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics, summa cum laude, from Geneva College.
- He earned his master's and doctorate degree in mathematics from Washington State University in 1962 and 1964.
- He started his career on the mathematics faculty at Bowling Green State University.
- He was named chancellor in 1987.
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