About Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune
Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune was an American geographer who was the civil administrator of the Ryukyu Islands from 1962 to 1964, the first civilian to hold that office. He was president of the University of Vermont from 1964 to 1966. Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune (April 6, 1913 – January 4, 1993) was an American geographer who was the civil administrator of the Ryukyu Islands from 1962 to 1964, the first civilian to hold that office. The National Geographical Society of India awarded McCune the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Medal in 1950. Clark University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Law in 1960. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1946, for his work at the Foreign Economic Administration in China.
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