Robert M. Strozier
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Robert M. Strozier was president of Florida State University
, between 1957 and 1960. The main library on the Tallahassee campus of Florida State University bears his name.
Robert Manning Strozier was born July 20, 1906, in McRae, Georgia and graduated from high school in Moultrie, Georgia.
He received a bachelor's and a master's degree from Emory University
in 1930 and began his educational career on the faculty of Georgia College for Men at Tifton and was later on the faculties of West Georgia College and the University of Georgia
.
Strozier did postgraduate work at the Sorbonne
and at the University of Chicago
, where he was awarded a Ph.D.
in 1945.
In 1936 he married Margaret Burnett. They had three children.
Following 1945, Strozier served as professor of romance languages and Dean of Students at the University of Chicago.
While Dean at the University of Chicago, Strozier was a member of the advisory council of the National Student Association
.
On June 27, 1957, Strozier was nominated for the presidency of Florida State University.
Strozier's appointment was necessitated due to the retirement of Doak S. Campbell
, who had come to FSU in 1941 for an annual salary of $6,000. Campbell's official duties as president ended on Monday, July 1, 1957, and Albert B. Martin, FSU Vice President served as Acting President until the Florida State Board of Education approved the appointment of Strozier to begin on September 1, 1957.
Strozier's starting salary as president of FSU was $17,500 a year which included an increase of $2,500 made that year.
Strozier returned to the University of Chicago and the Sorbonne as a lecturer on several occasions. While in Chicago for a speaking engagement, Strozier suffered a heart attack and died on April 20, 1960.
At Strozier's death, Milton W. Carothers became acting president to serve until Gordon Blackwell took over the duties of president on September 16, 1960.
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
, between 1957 and 1960. The main library on the Tallahassee campus of Florida State University bears his name.
Robert Manning Strozier was born July 20, 1906, in McRae, Georgia and graduated from high school in Moultrie, Georgia.
He received a bachelor's and a master's degree from Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
in 1930 and began his educational career on the faculty of Georgia College for Men at Tifton and was later on the faculties of West Georgia College and the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
.
Strozier did postgraduate work at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
and at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, where he was awarded a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in 1945.
Following 1945, Strozier served as professor of romance languages and Dean of Students at the University of Chicago.
While Dean at the University of Chicago, Strozier was a member of the advisory council of the National Student Association
National Student Association
The United States National Student Association, a confederation of American college and university student governments, was founded in 1947 at a conference at the University of Wisconsin. It established its first headquarters in Madison, not far from the U. of Wisconsin campus...
.
On June 27, 1957, Strozier was nominated for the presidency of Florida State University.
Strozier's appointment was necessitated due to the retirement of Doak S. Campbell
Doak S. Campbell
Doak Sheridan Campbell was president of Florida State College for Women, as it made the transition from an all-female school under that name to the coeducational Florida State University, between 1941 and 1957.-Early life:...
, who had come to FSU in 1941 for an annual salary of $6,000. Campbell's official duties as president ended on Monday, July 1, 1957, and Albert B. Martin, FSU Vice President served as Acting President until the Florida State Board of Education approved the appointment of Strozier to begin on September 1, 1957.
Strozier's starting salary as president of FSU was $17,500 a year which included an increase of $2,500 made that year.
Strozier returned to the University of Chicago and the Sorbonne as a lecturer on several occasions. While in Chicago for a speaking engagement, Strozier suffered a heart attack and died on April 20, 1960.
At Strozier's death, Milton W. Carothers became acting president to serve until Gordon Blackwell took over the duties of president on September 16, 1960.
Further reading
- Selected Speeches of Robert M. Strozier Strozier, Robert M. (University Press of Florida, 1960) ISBN 0813004756