Porter Lee Fortune Jr. (July 2, 1920 – September 14, 1989) [1] [2] was the Chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1968 to 1984. [3]
Biography
He was born in 1920. [3] He served as a US naval officer in the Second World War. [3] He received a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [3] He taught at Mississippi Southern College, now known as the University of Southern Mississippi, and later served as dean of the university and graduate school. [3] He served as chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1968 to 1984. [3] [4]
References
- ^ "Archives - Los Angeles Times".
- ^ "Presidents and Deans of American Colleges and Universities". 1960.
- ^ a b c d e f Ole Miss biography Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ole Miss alumni webpage
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