Steven Clark Rockefeller

Steven Clark Rockefeller
Born (1936-04-19) April 19, 1936
New York, New York, U.S.
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Union Theological Seminary (MDiv)
Columbia University (PhD)
OccupationProfessor emeritus at Middlebury College
Spouses
Anne-Marie Rasmussen
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(m. 1959; div. 1969)​
Dori Selene Liles
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(m. 1977, divorced)​
Barbara Bellows
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(m. 1991)​
Children4
Parent(s)Nelson Rockefeller
Mary Clark

Steven Clark Rockefeller (born April 19, 1936) is an American professor, philanthropist and a fourth-generation member of the Rockefeller family. He is the second oldest son of former U.S. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mary Rockefeller.

Rockefeller formerly served as dean of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont.[1] He is an avid philanthropist who focuses on education, Planned Parenthood, human rights and environmental causes. He is a trustee of the Asian Cultural Council[2] and an advisory trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.[3] He has also served as a director of the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.[4]

Early life and education

He is the second-oldest son of former U.S. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller and his first wife, Mary Rockefeller.

Rockefeller attended Buckley School (New York City) for grammar school before matriculating at Deerfield Academy[5]. He received his A.B. degree from Princeton University, where he was president of the Ivy Club and a recipient of the Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize. Subsequently, he earned a M.Div. degree from the Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and a Ph.D. degree in philosophy of religion from Columbia University. He is a professor emeritus of Religion at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont where he previously served as college dean and chairman of the religion department.[6]

Career

He coordinated the drafting of the Earth Charter for the Earth Charter Commission and Earth Council. In 2005, he moderated the international launch of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) (2005–14) in its headquarters in New York, launched by UNESCO and attended by Nane Annan, the wife of Secretary General Kofi Annan.[7] He is Co-Chair of Earth Charter International Council and has written numerous essays on the Earth Charter, available at the Earth Charter website.[8]

Personal life

In 1959, Rockefeller married Anne-Marie Rasmussen in Søgne, Norway.[9] She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Kristian Rasmussen, a grocer, originally from Søgne. Anne-Marie was a former employee in the Rockefeller household. They had three children:

  • Steven Clark Rockefeller, Jr. (born 1960), married Kimberly Eckles; three children: Steven III (born c. 1987),[10] Christian Aldrich (born 1991) and Kayla (born c. 1999). Steven III is married to Lacey McKeon, daughter of assemblyman John F. McKeon from New Jersey. Christian is married to Erica Cadigan; one child.[11]
  • Ingrid Rasmussen Rockefeller (born 1963), married Eric A. Ellisen[12] and remarried to Robert Kirkland II.[13]
  • Jennifer Rasmussen Rockefeller (born 1964), married John Nolan,[14] member of the board of trustees of Rockefeller Brothers Fund; four sons and resides in Falmouth, Maine;[15] Weston Nolan (born c. 1997);[16] John Hunter Nolan (born c. 1990);[17] Connor Nolan (born c. 1993); and Jared Nolan (born c. 1997).

According to a New York Times article from August 25, 1970, Rockefeller sought divorce from Anne-Marie, in Juarez, Mexico in November 1969. She remarried shortly thereafter to Robert W. Krogstad, of Maple Bluff, Wisconsin, who was also of Norwegian descent, and was the president of the Leer Manufacturing Company in New Lisbon, Wisconsin.[18][19]

Rockefeller remarried to Dori Selene Liles, in 1977.[20] They had one daughter;

  • Laura Selene Rockefeller (born 1981), a writer and actress based in Boston.[21][22]

His third marriage was to Barbara Bellows on May 11, 1991.

Publications

He has edited or written three books:

  • The Christ and the Bodhisattva (SUNY Series in Buddhist Studies). Edited by Donald S. Lopez Jr., and Steven C. Rockefeller. State University of New York Press (1987)
  • Rockefeller, Steven C. John Dewey: Religious Faith and Democratic Humanism. Columbia University Press (1991)
  • Spirit and Nature -- Why the Environment Is a Religious Issue: An Interfaith Dialogue. Edited by Steven C. Rockefeller and John C. Elder. Beacon Press (1992).

Further reading

  • Rasmussen, Anne-Marie. There Was Once a Time of Islands, Illusions, and Rockefellers. New York and London: Harcourt Brace, 1975.

See also

References

  1. ^ Profile | Steven Rockefeller | Season 2 | Episode 209, retrieved May 7, 2023
  2. ^ "Asian Cultural Council — Leaving a Mark: Painting and Philanthropy in Action". www.asianculturalcouncil.org. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Steven Rockefeller". Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Education, Spirituality in. "Steven C. Rockefeller | Spirituality in Education". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "GOVERNOR TELLS OF ATTACK ON SON; In Delinquency Forum, He Recalls That Youth Gang Beat Boy as a Child". The New York Times. December 22, 1959. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  6. ^ "Trustees: Steven C. Rockefeller". Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  7. ^ "International Launch of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)" (Press release). UNESCO. March 1, 2005. Archived from the original on September 29, 2005. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  8. ^ "The Earth Charter Initiative-Website". Earth Charter Initiative, dates?
  9. ^ "Rockefeller's Son Weds Aug. 22 In Norway With Family Present". The New York Times. August 5, 1959. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  10. ^ "Lacey McKeon, Steven Rockefeller". The New York Times. April 7, 2019. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  11. ^ erica (January 8, 2022). "Winter Wedding at the Harvard Club of Boston - The Ewings Photo Video". Bolton MA Wedding Photography Videography Family Portraits | The Ewings. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  12. ^ "INGRID ROCKEFELLER IS MARRIED". The New York Times. September 27, 1987. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "WEDDINGS; Ingrid Rockefeller, Robert Kirkland 2d". The New York Times. May 23, 1999. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  14. ^ Godfrey, Neale. "The Rockefellers Didn't Spoil Their Kids: Grandparents Can Learn A Lesson Or Two". Forbes. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  15. ^ "Jennifer Nolan". Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  16. ^ "Weston Nolan - 2019 - Men's Lacrosse". Roger Williams University Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  17. ^ "about". INSIGHT VISUAL COMPANY. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "Mrs. Anne-Marie Rockefeller Is Wed to Robert W. Krogstad". The New York Times. June 6, 1971. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  19. ^ "Mrs. Anne-Marie Rockefeller To Be Married to Manufacturer". The New York Times. August 25, 1970. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  20. ^ "Notes on People". The New York Times. August 2, 1977. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  21. ^ "Profile - Laura Selene Rockefeller - The Authors Guild". go.authorsguild.org. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  22. ^ Rockefeller, Laura Selene (July 1, 2007). "Shirley and the Politics of Personal Faith". Brontë Studies. 32 (2): 106–115. doi:10.1179/147489307X182853. ISSN 1474-8932. S2CID 153593719.
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