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Preceded by
  
Jay F. W. Pearson


Succeeded by
  
Edward T. Foote II

Name
  
Henry Stanford

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Preceded by
  
Frederick Corbet Davison

Born
  
April 22, 1916 (
1916-04-22
)

Alma mater
  
Emory University (A.B.) University of Denver (M.Sc.) New York University (PhD)

Profession
  
Educator, administrator

Died
  
January 1, 2009, Americus, Georgia, United States

Education
  
University of Denver, Emory University, New York University

Similar People
  
Edward T Foote II, Donna Shalala, George E Merrick

Succeeded by
  
Charles Boynton Knapp

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Henry King Stanford (April 22, 1916 – January 1, 2009) was president of Georgia Southwestern College (now known as Georgia Southwestern State University), president of Georgia State College for Women (now known as Georgia College & State University), president of Birmingham Southern College, the third president of the University of Miami, and 19th president of the University of Georgia.

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After Stanford left UGA, the Georgia Board of Regents named him president emeritus of the University.

Stanford's previous academic positions include:

  • president of Georgia Southwestern College in Americus (1948 – 1950)
  • president of Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville (1953 – 1956)
  • president of Birmingham Southern College (1957 – 1962)
  • president of the University of Miami (1962 – 1981)
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    Retirement and death

    Stanford climbed Mount Everest in 1988 at the age of 72. He died at the age of 92 at his home in Americus, Georgia, on New Year's Day, 2009.

    References

    Henry King Stanford Wikipedia