Bryce Jordan
| Bryce Jordan | |
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| 14th President of the Pennsylvania State University |
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| In office 1983–1990 |
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| Preceded by | John W. Oswald |
| Succeeded by | Joab Thomas |
| President of the University of Texas at Austin |
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| In office 1970–1971 |
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| President of the University of Texas at Dallas |
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| In office 1971–1982 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Bryce Jordan September 22, 1924 Clovis, New Mexico, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin University of North Carolina Hardin-Simmons University[1] |
Henry Bryce Jordan (born September 22, 1924)[1] 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. His field of study is musicology.
References
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- The Jordan Years: A Personal Retrospective
- Bryce Jordan, libraries.psu.edu
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by | President of the University of Texas at Austin 1970–1971 (interim) |
Succeeded by Stephen Hopkins Spurr |
| Preceded by
Francis S. Johnson (interim)
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President of The University of Texas at Dallas 1971-1982 |
Succeeded by Robert H. Rutford |
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