Dr. Homer Hitt (April 22, 1916 – January 27, 2008) was the first chief executive of the
University of New Orleans
The University of New Orleans (UNO) is a public research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a member of the University of Louisiana System and the Urban 13 association. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High rese ...
, serving from 1958 to 1980. He was selected in 1957 to be the first dean of the newly created
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...
New Orleans campus. His title was changed to "vice president in charge" in 1961 and to "chancellor" in 1963.
A native of
Comanche, Texas, Hitt received his doctorate from
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
in 1941 in sociology, after earning master's degrees from both Harvard and LSU.
He died on Sunday, January 27, 2008.
"Founding UNO Chancellor Homer L. Hitt Dies at Age 91"
"UNO in The News", January 28, 2008. Accessed January 29, 2008.
References
External links
Hall of Fame biography at UNOPrivateers.com
Obituary
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1916 births
2008 deaths
Louisiana State University alumni
Harvard University alumni
American chief executives of education-related organizations
Leaders of Louisiana State University
University of New Orleans
People from Comanche, Texas
20th-century American academics