▁his ▁AB ▁from ▁Franklin ▁and ▁Marshall ▁College , ▁and ▁his ▁B D , ▁MA ▁and ▁P HD ▁degrees ▁from ▁Duke ▁University . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Law ▁D eg rees . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁found ing ▁academic ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁Florida ▁Pres by ter ian ▁College ▁ ▁( l ater ▁named ▁E ck erd ▁College ) ▁in ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁cher ished ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁tal ented ▁fac ulty ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁bring ▁together ▁to ▁establish ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁unusual ▁curr ic ula ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁similar ▁capac ities ▁at ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁Char l eston , ▁David son ▁College , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁Prior ▁to ▁moving ▁into ▁administration , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁psych ology ▁at ▁Heidel berg ▁College , ▁David son ▁College , ▁and ▁Duke ▁University . ▁Dr . ▁Be van ▁served ▁as ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Char l eston ▁High er ▁Education ▁Cons ort ium ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁adj unct ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Psych iat ry ▁and ▁Be havior al ▁Sciences , ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁Medical ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁A cknow led g ements ▁Dr . ▁Be van ▁is ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁innov ative ▁approaches ▁to ▁education , ▁his ▁motiv ational ▁challeng es ▁to ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁academic