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Dean W. Colvard
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1913 – 2007
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Who was Dean W. Colvard?
Dean Wallace Colvard is a former president of Mississippi State University, notable for his role in a 1963 controversy surrounding the participation of the university's basketball team in the NCAA Tournament.
Born in North Carolina, Colvard received his B.A. Degree from Berea College, and followed that up by getting his M.A. Degree from the University of Missouri. He then went to Purdue University and received his Ph. D. in science and mathematics. Colvard attended college for a total of 19 years, from 1931 until 1950.
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- Born
- Jul 10, 1913
Ashe County - Also known as
- Dean Colvard
- Education
- University of Missouri–Columbia
- Died
- Jun 28, 2007
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on July 23, 2013
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