| 词条 | Luther H. Foster Jr. |
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| name = Luther H. Foster Jr. | image = | caption = | order = | title = President of Tuskegee University | term_start = 1953 | term_end = 1981 | predecessor = Frederick D. Patterson | successor = Benjamin F. Payton | order2 = | title2 = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_date = c. 1913 | birth_place = Lawrenceville, Virginia, U.S. | death_date = November 29, 1994 | death_place = East Point, Georgia, U.S. | alma_mater = Virginia State University Hampton University Harvard Business School University of Chicago | residence = Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | profession = | religion = | spouse = Vera Chandler | children = 2 | parents = | website = | footnotes = }} Luther H. Foster Jr. (c. 1913 - November 29, 1994) was an African-American academic administrator. He served as the fourth president of the Tuskegee Institute, a private, historically black university in Tuskegee, Alabama now known as Tuskegee University, from 1953 to 1981. Early lifeFoster was born circa 1913 in Lawrenceville, Virginia.[1][2] His father worked for Saint Paul's College, a historically black college.[2] He grew up between Lawrenceville and Petersburg.[2] Foster graduated from Virginia State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1932, followed by a second bachelor's degree from Hampton University in 1934.[2] He earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1936, followed by a master's degree and a PhD from the University of Chicago in 1941 and 1951 respectively.[2] CareerFoster began his career at Howard University, where he worked as a budget officer from 1937 to 1941.[1] Foster joined the Tuskegee Institute, now known as Tuskegee University, in 1941, where he worked as a business manager until 1953.[1][3] He served as its fourth president from 1953 to 1981, which included the Civil Rights era.[1] Under his leadership, enrollment grew from 2,000 to 3,500.[2] Foster served as the president of the United Negro College Fund and the Academy for Educational Development.[4] He also served on the board of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and Sears.[1] Foster was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor. In 1958, he was awarded the Star of Africa from Liberia.[5] Personal life and deathFoster married Vera Chandler. They had two children.[1] He resided in Alexandria, Virginia.[2] Foster died of a heart attack on November 29, 1994 in East Point, Georgia, at 81.[4][1][2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news |title=Luther Foster Dies |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/12/01/luther-foster-dies/9f5d71db-fc81-41aa-a7c7-f31b5de607dc/ |accessdate=June 19, 2018 |work=The Washington Post |date=December 1, 1994}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Foster, Luther H. Jr.}}{{US-academic-administrator-stub}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite news|last=Elliott|first=J. Michael |title=Luther Foster Jr., 81, Dies; Leader of Tuskegee Institute |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/02/obituaries/luther-foster-jr-81-dies-leader-of-tuskegee-institute.html |accessdate=June 19, 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=December 2, 1994}} 3. ^{{cite news |title=Foster Named Tuskegee Head |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/195483818/?terms=%22Luther%2Bh.%2BFoster%2Bjr.%22 |accessdate=June 20, 2018 |work=Asheville Citizen-Times |date=May 31, 1953|page=24|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 4. ^1 {{cite news |title=Luther H. Foster Jr.; Former Head of Tuskegee University |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-12-05/news/mn-5116_1_tuskegee-institute-tuskegee-university-foster-s-tenure |accessdate=June 19, 2018 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=December 5, 1994}} 5. ^{{cite web |title=Dr. Luther Hilton Foster, Jr. |url=https://www.tuskegee.edu/discover-tu/tu-presidents/luther-h-foster |website=Tuskegee University |accessdate=June 20, 2018}} 14 : 1910s births|1994 deaths|People from Lawrenceville, Virginia|People from Alexandria, Virginia|Virginia State University alumni|Hampton University alumni|Harvard Business School alumni|University of Chicago alumni|Tuskegee University presidents|American corporate directors|Sears Holdings people|Order of the Star of Africa|Alabama Academy of Honor members|African-American academics |
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