Huey Battle
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BornOctober 31, 1918
Rusk, Texas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 1991 (aged 72)
Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materLangston University, (BA) 1947
University of Wisconsin, MA
Oklahoma State University, (1954) PhD
University of Wisconsin, MA
Oklahoma State University, (1954) PhD
DisciplineAgricultural Economics
Huey Jefferson Battle | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1918 Rusk, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1991 (aged 72) Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Langston University, (BA) 1947 University of Wisconsin, MA Oklahoma State University, (1954) PhD |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Agricultural Economics |
| Institutions | Virginia State University Langston University |
Huey Jefferson Battle (October 31, 1918 – January 23, 1991) was an American economist who was an economics professor and administrator at Langston University and Virginia State University. He was the first African-American in Oklahoma to earn a doctoral degree, and was posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma State University Diversity Hall of Fame in 2017.[1]
