Linus A. Sims
Teacher, Organization founder
1882 – 1949
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Who was Linus A. Sims?
Linus Arthur Sims was an educator and administrator who was the driving force behind the establishment of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. In 1925, Sims created Hammond Junior College, which became the former Southeastern Louisiana College in 1928. In 1970, the institution was declared a university during the administration of Governor John J. McKeithen. During the 1990s, Southeastern was ranked as one of the fastest growing institutions of higher learning in the United States.
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- Born
- Sep 22, 1882
Crossville - Also known as
- Linus Sims
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Methodism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Louisiana State University
- Centenary College of Louisiana
- Vanderbilt University
- Lived in
- Louisiana
- Hammond
- Died
- Sep 15, 1949
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on July 23, 2013
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