Which historian held positions in the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States?
Robert Earl Roeder Robert Earl Roeder (16 May 1931 – 15 November 1998) was a historian and academic administrator who was one of the founders of the World History Association. He was also a founder of the American Issues Forum of the American Bicentennial. Roeder held positions at Harvard, the University of Chicago, and the University of Denver.
Effie Mona Mack Effie Mona Mack (1888–1969) was an American historian, educator, and textbook co-author. She is said to be the only person to receive a Doctorate degree in History of Nevada. The Mack Social Science building at the University of Nevada, Reno is named in her honor. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College, a Master's at the University of Nevada (1916; thesis, "The recall in the making and adoption of the federal constitution of 1787-1789"), and a Ph.D. from the University of California (1930; dissertation, "Life and letters of William Morris Stewart, 1827-1909. A history of his influence on state and national legislation"). She taught at the University of Nevada, Reno, and at Nevada Southern, which became the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.