John H. Barcroft ’59

John H. Barcroft ’59, of Fayetteville, Ark.; Nov. 8, after a brief illness. He taught at the University of Washington, Seattle, and at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., and then became provost of New College in Sarasota, Fla. His career focused on management of the grant-making, administrative, and financial operations of public and private foundations including the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Education, the Kemper Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He received the Arthur Fleming Award for distinguished public service and mentored more than 200 college undergraduates in the Kemper Scholars program. He also served as vice chair of the Donors Forum of Chicago. He is survived by a niece and a nephew.