Luther H. Foster Jr.
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Luther H. Foster Jr. | |
|---|---|
| President of Tuskegee University | |
| In office 1953–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick D. Patterson |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Payton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1913 Lawrenceville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 1994 (aged 81) East Point, Georgia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Vera Chandler Foster (m. 1941) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Virginia State University Hampton University Harvard Business School University of Chicago |
Luther Hilton Foster Jr. (March 21, 1913 - November 27, 1994)[1][2] was an African-American academic administrator. He served as the fourth president of the Tuskegee Institute, a private, historically black university in Tuskegee, Alabama now known as Tuskegee University, from 1953 to 1981.
Foster was born on March 21, 1913, in Lawrenceville, Virginia.[3][4] His father worked for Saint Paul's College, a historically black college.[4] He grew up between Lawrenceville and Petersburg.[4]
Foster graduated from Virginia State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1932, followed by a second bachelor's degree from Hampton University in 1934.[4] He earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1936, followed by a master's degree and a PhD from the University of Chicago in 1941 and 1951 respectively.[4]
