Robert G. Crist

Robert G. Crist (1924-1995) received his Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University. A successful business leader, he also was an instructor of history at the York and Harrisburg campuses of Penn State. For the PHA’s Pennsylvania History Studies Series, he edited or co-edited Pennsylvania Kingmakers (1985), Pennsylvania Religious Leaders (1986), Pennsylvania and the Federal Constitution (1987), and Pennsylvania and the Bill of Rights (1990). The Association’s biannual prize for the best article by a graduate student in Pennsylvania History is named in his memory.