Henry King Stanford

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Preceded by Jay F. W. Pearson		Succeeded by Edward T. Foote II Name Henry Stanford

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.

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)

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.

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