Leslie Stephen Wright
Leslie Stephen Wright (1913–1997) was an American educator.[1][2] He served as the President of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama from 1958 to 1983.[1]
Biography[]
Early life[]
He was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1913.[2] He received a B.A. in 1936 and an M.A. in 1939, both from the University of Louisville in Kentucky.[2]
Career[]
From 1936 to 1941, he taught in schools in Kentucky and Alabama.[2] In 1941, he worked for DuPont and, in 1942, for the War Production Board.[2] He served as the state director for the Civilian Production Administration and the Alabama Savings Bond division of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1947 to 1950.[1][2] From 1950 to 1954, he worked for Democratic Senator J. Lister Hill.[1][2] From 1954 to 1958, he was executive secretary of the .[1][2]
He served as President of Samford University from 1958 to 1983.[1] From 1964 to 1965, he served as the seventeenth President of the Alabama Historical Association.[2] He was also President of the from 1965 to 1967.[1] He was a member of the National Education Association, the Association of American Colleges, the American Council on Education, the , and the .[2] He also belonged to the Rotary Club and the American Legion.[2] He served on the Alabama Selection Committee for Rhodes Scholars, the Alabama Educational Television Commission, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[2]
He was awarded honorary degrees by Auburn University and the University of Alabama.[1] The at Samford University is named in his honor.[3]
Personal life[]
He was married to Lolla Catherine Wurtele, and they had two sons, Leslie Stephen and John King.[1]
Bibliography[]
- The Origin and History of the Louisville and Portland Canal (1939)
- Henry Ford and Muscle Shoals (1960)
- Samford University: From Far Belt to Space Age (1969)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Leslie Stephen Wright". Alabama Academy of Honor. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Alabama Historical Association
- ^ Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center
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