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Liss, Dr. Sheldon B. Endowed Scholarship
The Dr. Sheldon B. Liss Endowed Scholarship was created in 1997 to honor Dr. Sheldon Liss, a distinguished scholar and teacher whose history classes on Latin America attracted a large student following. A faculty member at The University of Akron for 27 years, Dr. Liss was promoted in 1992 to the rank of distinguished professor of history in recognition of his exemplary scholarship and teaching. Dr. Liss was an internationally known scholar of modern Latin American political and social thought, best known for his work in the field of radical and Marxist movements. He was the recipient of several outstanding researcher awards and the author of many reviews, articles, and books. Dr. Liss died on October 19, 1994.
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