international study programs. President Cotter and his wife Linda are remembered by the William R. Cotter Distinguished Teacher Professorship, the Linda K. Cotter Internship Fund and the William R. and Linda K. Cotter endowed debate fund. In 1997 trustees named the student center Cotter Union and he was elected a Life Trustee in 2000. Following Colby, Cotter served (2000-2006) as President of the Oak Foundation, an international grant maker headquartered in Geneva Switzerland. He is (in 2014)a consultant to the Robertson Foundation on their African Programs, Treasurer of the Massachusetts Historical Society, and instructor on the Supreme Court at Pierian Springs Academy in Sarasota Florida. He and his wife Linda live in Concord, Massachusetts and spend the winter months in Longboat Key, Fl. They have three children (David - San Diego; Deborah - Washington, D.C.; and Elizabeth Cotter Schlax - Des Moines, Iowa) and two granddaughters, Elena and Jillian Schlax. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Colby College faculty Harvard College alumni Presidents of Colby College Harvard Law School alumni William R