George Duke Humphrey (August 30, 1897 – September 10, 1973)[1] was the President of the Mississippi State College (now Mississippi State University) from 1934 to 1945.[2] He then became the president of the University of Wyoming from 1945 to 1964.[3]

Honors edit

The University of Wyoming has an annual faculty teaching award named in his honor.[4]

The Humphrey Coliseum at Mississippi State is named in his honor.[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Who's who in American education, Volume 14
  2. ^ Presidents at Mississippi State University Archived December 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ George Humphrey, University of Wyoming
  4. ^ "Humphrey Award Information". Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  5. ^ "Humphrey Coliseum". Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

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Academic offices
Preceded by President of Mississippi State University
1934–1945
Succeeded by
Preceded by
James L. Morrill
President of University of Wyoming
1945–1964
Succeeded by
John T. Fey