Watts served as a member of the political science faculty from 1972 to 1986.
鶹Ƶ retiree Colonel Frederic T. Watts, Jr., who served 鶹Ƶ for more than two decades, has passed away. He was 96.
Watts was a member of 鶹Ƶ’s political science faculty from 1972 until his retirement in 1986. He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps as a colonel in 1970 after 27 years of active duty.
As noted when Watts received the 鶹Ƶ Medallion in 2004, “Colonel Watts, as he was known to his students, began a teaching career at 鶹Ƶ that emphasized student involvement and classroom engagement — characteristics that would become hallmarks of an 鶹Ƶ education. He held various leadership positions on campus, serving as cross country coach and chair of the social sciences department from 1980-1986. He and his wife, Jane Griswold Watts, endowed the Griswold and Watts Scholarship, which is available to students of limited means.”
Watts passed away on Monday, Dec. 21. His funeral will be in Arlington at a future date. Memorials may be made to First Health Hospice, 150 Applecross Road, Pinehurst, N.C. 28374.
You may read Colonel Watts’ full obituary .