Fred Tom Mitchell (July 4, 1891 December 5, 1953) was the President of the Mississippi State College (now Mississippi State University) from 1945 to 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. "President's Office (Mississippi State University)". Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  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. OCLC 61036131.
  3. "Mississippi State University". map.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-15.


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