L. Donald Shields
Loran Donald Shields (born September 18, 1936) is an American academic. He was the president of California State University, Fullerton from 1971 to 1980, and of Southern Methodist University from 1980 to 1986.
Biography
Loran Donald Shields was born on September 18, 1936, in
He served as the president of California State University, Fullerton from 1971 to 1980, until he took on the presidency of Southern Methodist University.[3][4] He resigned in 1986 because of health issues, at the time of the Southern Methodist University football scandal.[5]
At the time of his appointment to the presidency of California State University, Fullerton, he was the youngest president of a public college or university in the United States.[1]
In 1974, President
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "L. Donald Shields papers A Guide to the Collection". www.lib.utexas.edu.
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- ^ "Past & Present Leadership". www.calstate.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-07-17. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "TitanMag.com". www.titanmag.com.
- ^ "One of world's oldest Christmas cards at Bridwell library". 14 December 2009.
- ^ "National Science Board". National Science Board.
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