february january american university president university professor administrator college sports coach commissioner education native tennessee son grandson methodist bishops receiving bachelor degree earned master degree rhodes scholar completing education taught served president worked professor sports coach administrator gained greatest national prominence commissioner education president remembered forceful advocate american public education sports university curriculum reform early life education born nashville tennessee son methodist episcopal minister iii wife received primary education public schools kansas_city missouri nashville earned high school diploma honors tennessee admitted nashville member delta fraternity tennessee alpha chapter standout athlete baseball basketball football track time overlaps senior honored southern football team final game scored points season rival graduated bachelor_of_arts degree selected beta chosen state tennessee teammate oxford_university oxford england completed master arts degree continued participate competitive university sports including cricket rowing tennis educator administrator reformer returning united_states taught methodist affiliated missouri age appointed president kentucky year married later received appointment professor psychology philosophy lexington kentucky best known work psychology advertising served athletic director kentucky men basketball coach women basketball coach football coach commissioner education president appointed commissioner education served seven years commissioner energetic advocate education reform greater educational opportunities classes americans traveled widely spoke virtually group interested education particular took interest rural education advocated innovative ways public education wider audience including use radio time washington served term national president selected president florida assumed leadership university extended period economic crisis state florida great depression began wall street crash florida suffering effects 1920s land boom bust devastating aftermath major hurricanes common thread nineteen years administration faculty salary cuts common drew authorized annual salary significant reforms university budget level individual academic colleges allowing set spending priorities composed president college retained final approval authority established faculty senate influential reforms president founding new academic division college modeled general education college university_of_chicago administered freshman sophomore year liberal arts education accepted university schools colleges administered academic majors college stated purpose stimulate intellectual curiosity encourage independent work new liberal arts requirements biology english language literature logic mathematics physical sciences social sciences counter growing trend trade school education university level university athlete coach took particular interest athletics related policy issues president enthusiastic supporter sports program generally football particular responsible construction university permanent football stadium borrowed begin construction stadium raised pay construction costs seat facility instrumental organization sec joined thirteen founding institutions december subsequently served terms sec president key leader sec worked impose uniform set rules standards academic eligibility sec athletes appalled table payments amateur college athletes prevalent time advocated grant scholarships athletes grant aid university athletic programs mandated national collegiate athletic association ncaa years follow like predecessor elected president serving following japanese attack pearl harbor december students began withdraw university large numbers enlist financial impact university potential devastating war years making university campus class rooms available training flight crews kept lights bills paid veterans began return school support bill fall term seventy percent students returning world war veterans contributing shortage facility space influx new female students education university suddenly students available housing classroom space serve resigned university president worked educational consultant government india member taught philosophy legacy served president nineteen years longer presidents university term university awarded doctoral degrees chapter beta installed total student enrollment grew university president responsible significant lasting academic athletic administrative reforms recognition long service president depression war awarded honorary degree doctor letters centennial celebration renamed main administrative building died florida january years old survived wife son daughter grandchildren fitting final tribute professor education reformer administrator supported college sports inducted honorary letter winner elected player head coaching records men basketball football women basketball
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