Homer Martien Cook (1869–1948) was president of Northwest Missouri State University. He was born in

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. At LaGrange College he received a bachelor's degree in 1890, a master's degree in 1904 from the

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and an LLd from the Columbia School of Expression in Chicago in 1906. He was pastor of the Maryville Baptist Church and taught physical culture and expression at the newly organized Northwest. During his tenure the school was beset by fiscal problems and faculty was not paid. Work stopped on the Administration Building. He quit in the summer of 1909 but was allowed to continue to live in the Northwest President house from Sept. 1, 1909 to Jan. 1, 1910 while his successor

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was president in effect creating two presidents of the college for four months.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Homer M. Hannibal–LaGrange University alumni University of Chicago alumni Presidents of Northwest Missouri State University 1869 births 1948 deaths People from La Grange, Missouri Columbia College Chicago alumni