Graham Spanier
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"Graham Basil Spanier" was 16th president of The Pennsylvania State University, from Sept. 1, 1995, to Nov. 9, 2011, when he resigned or was dismissed from his post in the aftermath of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.

Spanier is currently president emeritus, university professor, and professor of human development and family studies; sociology, demography, and family; and community medicine. He had a one-year post-presidential sabbatical leave following his resignation as president of Penn State in November 2011. As of October 13, 2014, he is also under indictment in Pennsylvania in connection with the scandal.

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