Bryce Jordan
President of Penn State University
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Henry Bryce Jordan (September 22, 1924 – April 12, 2016) was an American university administrator and musicologist.[1] He was the fourteenth president of the Pennsylvania State University,[2] serving from 1983 until 1990. Prior to that, he served as interim president of the University of Texas at Austin from 1970 to 1971 and as first president of the University of Texas at Dallas from 1971 to 1982.[3]
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Bryce Jordan | |
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Jordan in February 1987 | |
| 14th President of the Pennsylvania State University | |
| In office 1983–1990 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Oswald |
| Succeeded by | Joab Thomas |
| President of the University of Texas at Dallas | |
| In office 1971–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Francis S. Johnson (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Rutford |
| President of the University of Texas at Austin | |
| Interim 1970–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Norman Hackerman |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Hopkins Spurr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Bryce Jordan September 22, 1924 Clovis, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 2016 (aged 91) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin University of North Carolina Hardin–Simmons University[1] |
During Jordan's tenure at Penn State, the university became the 11th member of the Big Ten Conference in 1990.
Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center, the university's indoor arena and one of the largest arenas in the state, is named after him. He died on April 12, 2016, in Austin, Texas.[4]
