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First joining Widener’s Board of Trustees in 1961, Fitz Dixon Jr. served as Board Chairman for 24 years, a testament to his unwavering commitment to higher education and staunch support of Widener’s men and women. Over the course of his tenure, he played an integral role in transforming a small military college into a four-campus, multi-disciplinary, metropolitan university. Dixon’s extraordinary leadership and generosity of time and resources has allowed Widener and its predecessor institutions to flourish. For his many contributions, the Widener University Board of Trustees bestowed upon him the title of Chairman Emeritus as well as two honorary degrees, the first in 1965 from Pennsylvania Military College and the second in 1973 from Widener College. Dixon was president of the board of the Widener Memorial School for Handicapped Children. He also served as chairman of the board at Abington Memorial Hospital and Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, vice chairman of the Delaware Valley Hospital Council, and board member at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and the Hospital Association of Pennsylvania.
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