Luther H. Foster Jr. | |
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President of Tuskegee University | |
In office 1953–1981 | |
Preceded by | Frederick D. Patterson |
Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Payton |
Personal details | |
Born | March 21, 1913 Lawrenceville, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | November 27, 1994 East Point, Georgia, U.S. |
Spouse | Vera Chandler Foster (m. 1941) |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
Alma mater | Virginia State University Hampton University Harvard Business School University of Chicago |
Luther Hilton Foster Jr. (March 21, 1913 - November 27, 1994)[1][2] was an African-American academic administrator. He served as the fourth president of the Tuskegee Institute, a private, historically black university in Tuskegee, Alabama now known as Tuskegee University, from 1953 to 1981.