John W. Hicks
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John William Hicks served as acting president of Purdue University
from 1982 to 1983. An agricultural economist, he was executive assistant to the university's presidents Frederick L. Hovde
and Arthur G. Hansen
from 1955 to 1982. Purdue's Undergraduate Library was renamed in his honor on April 21, 1990.
Hicks was born in Sydney, Australia. He earned a master's degree
and a doctorate
from Purdue University
in 1948 and 1950, respectively.
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
from 1982 to 1983. An agricultural economist, he was executive assistant to the university's presidents Frederick L. Hovde
Frederick L. Hovde
Frederick Lawson Hovde was an American chemical engineer, researcher, educator and president of Purdue University.Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Hovde received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, where he played on the football team...
and Arthur G. Hansen
Arthur G. Hansen
Arthur Gene "Art" Hansen was a philanthropist and former chancellor of several American universities.-Education:...
from 1955 to 1982. Purdue's Undergraduate Library was renamed in his honor on April 21, 1990.
Hicks was born in Sydney, Australia. He earned a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
and a doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
from Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
in 1948 and 1950, respectively.