Bryce Jordan

Bryce Jordan

14th President of the Pennsylvania State University
In office 1983–1990
Preceded by	John W. Oswald
Succeeded by	Joab Thomas
President of the University of Texas at Dallas
In office 1971–1982
Preceded by	Francis S. Johnson (interim)
Succeeded by	Robert H. Rutford
President of the University of Texas at Austin Interim
In office 1970–1971
Preceded by	Norman Hackerman
Succeeded by	Stephen Hopkins Spurr

Personal details
Born	Henry Bryce Jordan (1924-09-22)September 22, 1924 Clovis, New Mexico
Died	April 12, 2016(2016-04-12) (aged 91) Austin, Texas
Alma mater	University of Texas at Austin University of North Carolina Hardin-Simmons University^[1]

Henry Bryce Jordan (September 22, 1924 – April 12, 2016) was an American university administrator and musicologist.^[1] He was the fourteenth president of the Pennsylvania State University,^[2] serving from 1983 until 1990. Prior to that, he served as interim president of the University of Texas at Austin from 1970 to 1971 and as first president of the University of Texas at Dallas from 1971 to 1982.^[3]

During Jordan's tenure at Penn State, the university became the 11th member of the Big Ten Conference in 1990. Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center is named after him. He died on April 12 2016.^[4]

References

1 2 "Dr. Henry Bryce Jordan". Hardin-Simmons University. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "BRYCE JORDAN (1983-1990) (Penn State Presidents Biography)". Penn State. Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
↑ "Bryce and Jonelle Jordan Award". University of Texas at Dallas School of Arts and Humanities. Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
↑ "Former Penn State President Bryce Jordan dies at 91". Philly.com. AP. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

External links

Bryce Jordan, The Jordan Medallion
The Jordan Years: A Personal Retrospective
Bryce Jordan, libraries.psu.edu

Presidents of the Pennsylvania State University

Presidents of the University of Texas at Dallas
Bryce Jordan (1971–1982) Robert H. Rutford (1982–1994) Franklyn Jenifer (1994–2005) David E. Daniel (2005–2015) Richard Benson (2016– )

Presidents of the University of Texas at Austin

Waggener (interim, 1895–1896)
Winston (1896–1899)
Prather (1899–1905)
Houston (1905–1908)
Mezes (1908–1914)
Battle (interim, 1914–1916)
Vinson (1916–1923)
Sutton (interim, 1923–1924)
Splawn (1924–1927)
Benedict (1927–1937)
Calhoun (interim, 1937–1939)
Rainey (1939–1944)
Painter (1944–1952)
Dolley (acting, 1952)
Wilson (1953–1960)
Ransom (1960–1961)
Smiley (1961–1963)
Ransom (1963–1967)
Hackerman (1967–1970)
Jordan (interim, 1970–1971)
Spurr (1971–1974)
Rogers (1974–1979)
Flawn (1979–1985)
Cunningham (1985–1992)
William S. Livingston (acting, 1992–1993)
Berdahl (1993–1997)
Flawn (interim, 1997–1998)
Faulkner (1998–2006)
Powers (2006–2015)
Fenves (2015– )

*From 1883 to 1895, the chairman of the faculty acted as the University's chief executive officer.

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