John Decatur Messick
American academic administrator
About John Decatur Messick
Lived 1897 – 1993 (aged 95). John Decatur Messick was an American.
John Decatur Messick (November 9, 1897 – October 3, 1993) was the fifth president of what is now East Carolina University. He was born on November 9, 1897, near Aurora, North Carolina. He graduated from Elon College in 1922. He then went to summer school to complete graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1934, he earned a Ph.D. from New York University.
In 1947, Messick became the fifth President of East Carolina Teachers College, a position he held until resigning in 1959.
From 1965 to 1968, Messick was the Executive Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs for Oral Roberts University.
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Who was John Decatur Messick?
American academic administrator (1897-1993)
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John Decatur Messick was born on 9 November 1897 in Aurora, North Carolina.
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John Decatur Messick died on 3 October 1993 in Wilmington.
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John Decatur Messick was American.
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