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Robert M. Teeter, '61 (right, with Albion College Vice President for
Academic Affairs Royal Ward), shares a light moment during the 2004
commencement. Teeter, who received an honorary doctorate from
the College during commencement ceremonies, died this past weekend
in Ann Arbor. Photo by Dave Trumpie
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Robert M. Teeter, '61, Dies
Alumnus, Trustee,
represented "best of liberal arts tradition"
Posted
Monday, June 14, 2004
ALBION, Mich. – Albion College Trustee Robert M. Teeter, ’61, passed away
Sunday, June 13, at his home in Ann Arbor, following a battle with cancer.
“Robert Teeter
represented the best of the liberal arts tradition, both in terms of
using one’s education to achieve success, and in terms of dedicating
one’s life to civic engagement and moral leadership,” remarked Albion
College President Peter Mitchell during Albion College’s commencement
ceremonies, held in early May. Teeter was awarded an honorary doctorate
of humane letters at commencement for his professional achievements and
service to the College.
This past spring, the
College also established the Robert M. Teeter Student Research Fellowship
in the
Gerald R. Ford
Institute for Public Policy and Service. This endowed fellowship will underwrite
public policy research, and is intended to provide Ford students with the
opportunity to do more extensive and complex research than can be done in
the context of a class or internship.
A pioneer in the development and practice
of modern public opinion research, Teeter worked closely with many
influential business and political leaders.
As an executive with Market Opinion Research, Teeter served in a senior
position in the presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and
Ronald Reagan, and served as the national campaign chairman for President
George H. W. Bush in 1992.
Throughout his illness, Teeter continued to serve as president of
Coldwater Corporation, a consulting and research firm which conducts
polling for NBC News and The Wall Street Journal.
Teeter was a member of
the boards of directors for UPS, Visteon Corporation, Kaydon Corporation and
the Bank of Ann Arbor, as well as the University of Michigan Business
School’s William Davidson Institute and the Fair Lane Learning Institute.
He also served as a member of the grant screening committee at the
Gerald R. Ford Library in Grand Rapids, and on the executive committee of the Albion College
Board of Trustees.
Teeter is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Carter
Teeter, '63, children Katherine C. Teeter and John W. Teeter, and
brothers, Philip W. Teeter and John H. Teeter, '67. Teeter's late father, Howard M. Teeter, was a 1929 graduate of Albion
College.
Visitation is Thursday, June 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Muehlig's Funeral
Home, 403 S. 4th Street, in Ann Arbor (734-663-3375). The memorial service
will be held Friday, June 18, at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1432
Washtenaw Ave., in Ann Arbor (734-662-4466).
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the
Robert M. Teeter Student Research Fellowship at the Ford Institute,
Albion College, 611 E. Porter Street, Albion, Mich. 49224. For more
information, contact the Albion College President's Office at
517-629-0210.
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