George J. Graham, Wabash '60, a noted political theorist who was passionate about teaching and cared deeply for his students, died on Nov. 30 after a battle with lung cancer. He was a member of the Vanderbilt faculty for more than 40 years.

Graham earned his bachelor's degree from Wabash College. He received a doctorate in government from Indiana University in 1965. His honors included a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship and the Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in the College of Arts and Science. He also was awarded a fellowship at The National Humanities Institute at Yale University.

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