Vernon D. Crawford

Vernon D'Orsay Crawford (February 13, 1919 - September 27, 1994) was a professor, dean, and later interim president at the Georgia Institute of Technology from March 1969 to August 1969, and later chancellor of the University System of Georgia from 1979 to 1985.

Early life and education Crawford was born February 13, 1919, in Amherst, Nova Scotia. His father was a schoolteacher.

Awards and memberships Crawford was a member of the honorary societies of Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma, and Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, and The ANAK Society at Georgia Tech.

Personal life Crawford was married to Helen Avison. They had two daughters, Dell and Lynn.

Crawford was chairman of the board of Literacy Action in Atlanta. He was a member of the Georgia Coalition for Excellence in Mathematics Education.

Crawford died of cancer on September 27, 1994, in his home in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 75.