Fred Tom Mitchell

Fred Tom Mitchell (July 4, 1891 – December 5, 1953) was the President of the Mississippi State College (now Mississippi State University) from 1945-1953.[1] He was an alumnus of Mississippi State University. He received a master's degree from Peabody College (now part of Vanderbilt University) and a PhD from Penn State University[2]

Honors

The Mitchell Memorial Library at Mississippi State is named in his honor.[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2010-12-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Maroon and White: Mississippi State University, 1878-2003 Chapter 6 Humphrey and Mitchell: War and Peace, 1934-1953 pp.106-125".
    - "Proposed plan for training negro teachers of vocational agriculture : a study based on the conditions in the state of Arkansas - thesis presented to the faculty of Graduate School of Cornell University for the degree of doctor of philosophy".
  3. http://www.msstate.edu/web/maps/index.php?building=0055
    http://library.msstate.edu/overview/index.asp
Academic offices
Preceded by
George Duke Humphrey		 President of Mississippi State University
1945-1953		 Succeeded by
Benjamin F. Hilbun



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