Henry Hanley Funderburk (June 19, 1931 – August 4, 2012) was the President of

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

, from 1980 to 1983.

Biography

In 1980, Henry Hanley Funderburk became President of Auburn University after Governor

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recommended him. He was unpopular with the faculty, and resigned in 1983. From 1984 to 1998 Funderburk served as president of

Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University (Eastern or EKU) is a public university in Richmond, Kentucky. As a regional comprehensive institution, EKU also maintains branch campuses in Corbin, Hazard, Lancaster, and Manchester and offers over 40 online un ...

. In 1985, he became the President of the

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. He died after a long illness in 2012.

Bibliography

* ''Factors affecting the response of Zea Mays L. and Sorghum helepense L. to sodium 2,2-dichloropropionate'' (1958)

References

People from Carrollton, Alabama Presidents of Auburn University Presidents of Eastern Kentucky University 1931 births 2012 deaths People from Wetumpka, Alabama {{US-academic-administrator-1930s-stub