Thomas H. Carroll
Encyclopedia
Thomas Henry Carroll II (12 May 1914—27 July 1964) was the President of the George Washington University
from 1961-64.
, then became an assistant dean at Harvard from 1939-42. He served in the US Naval Reserve as a lieutenant junior grade during World War II from August 1942 to December 1945. He became Dean of the College of Business Administration at Syracuse University
in 1945, and then Dean of the School of Commerce at the University of North Carolina
in 1950. He was president of the Harvard Business School Association for 1955-56. He became an Associate Director of the Ford Foundation
in November 1953, and became vice-president of the foundation before becoming president of George Washington University in 1961. He was succeeded as president of the university by Lloyd H. Elliott in 1964 following his death.
. His widow Polly died in 1993.
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
from 1961-64.
Career
Carroll gained degrees from the University of California at Berkeley (Economics and business, 1934) and Harvard Business SchoolHarvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
, then became an assistant dean at Harvard from 1939-42. He served in the US Naval Reserve as a lieutenant junior grade during World War II from August 1942 to December 1945. He became Dean of the College of Business Administration at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
in 1945, and then Dean of the School of Commerce at the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
in 1950. He was president of the Harvard Business School Association for 1955-56. He became an Associate Director of the Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
in November 1953, and became vice-president of the foundation before becoming president of George Washington University in 1961. He was succeeded as president of the university by Lloyd H. Elliott in 1964 following his death.
Personal life
Carroll was born in San Francisco, California. He married Polly Holcolin Burgess in December 1941 and had two sons, Thomas III and Bruce. He died from a heart attack in 1964 and was buried at Arlington National CemeteryArlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Lee, a great...
. His widow Polly died in 1993.
Books
- Carroll, Thomas H. Business Education for Competence and Responsibility.The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 1954
External links
- Carroll, Thomas Henry, The George Washington University and Foggy Bottom Historical Encyclopedia