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.
William D. Metz William DeWitt Metz (June 13, 1914 - February 11, 2013) was an American historian specializing in Rhode Island History. He served as chairman of the Department of History at the University of Rhode Island, retiring after 45 years at the university in 1982. He was especially noted for promotion of heritage conservation and historical preservation activities throughout Rhode Island.