Hugh Critz

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This article is about the University President, for the baseball player see Hughie Critz

Hugh Critz (December 21, 1876 – 1939) was the President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1930-1934. It was during his tenure that the Mississippi Legislature renamed the school Mississippi State University. Prior to that he had served as president of Arkansas Tech University.^[1]^[2]

Honors

Critz Hall at Mississippi State is named in his honor. ^[3]

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Academic offices
Preceded by Buz M. Walker	President of Mississippi State University 1930-1934	Succeeded by George Duke Humphrey
Preceded by D.G. Armstrong	President of Arkansas Tech University 1918–1924	Succeeded by Charles G. Lueker

Mississippi State University

Academics

History
Presidents

Athletics

Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Men's Basketball Baseball

Rivalries:	Egg Bowl Alabama Kentucky

Facilities:	Davis Wade Stadium Dudy Noble Field Humphrey Coliseum

People:	Dan Mullen Rick Stansbury John Cohen Scott Stricklin Jack Cristil

Campus

Old Main
The Cotton District

Student life

Traditions

Bully
Hail State
Cowbells

v t e Presidents of Mississippi State University

Lee Stone Hardy Hightower Smith Hull Walker Critz Humphrey Colvard Giles McComas Lewis Zacharias Portera Lee Foglesong Watson Ruby Keenum

Persondata
Name	Walker, Buz M.
Alternative names
Short description	President of Mississippi State University
Date of birth	December 21, 1876
Place of birth
Date of death	1939
Place of death

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