John Tyler Caldwell

Who was John Tyler Caldwell?

John Tyler Caldwell was an American educator who presided over three universities, including North Carolina State University.

Caldwell was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He received a B.S. from Mississippi State College in 1932, an M.A. from Duke University in 1936, and a Ph.D. in political science from Princeton University in 1939 as a Julius Rosenwald Fellow. He was a professor of political science at Holmes Junior College from 1932–1936 and was a professor at Vanderbilt University from 1939-1947.