Hugh Critz
President of Mississippi State University
About Hugh Critz
Born 1876. Hugh Critz was an American.
Hugh Critz (December 21, 1876 – 1939) was the president of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1930–1934. It was during his tenure that the Mississippi Legislature renamed the school Mississippi State University. Prior to that he had served as president of Arkansas Tech University.
Honors Critz Hall at Mississippi State is named in his honor.
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President of Mississippi State University
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Hugh Critz was born in 1876.
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