James Everett Martin (June 22, 1932 – June 3, 2017) was the President of the

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from 1980 to 1984, and of

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from 1984 to 1992.

Biography

James Everett Martin was born on June 22, 1932, in

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. He graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. in 1954, an M.A. from

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in 1956 and a PhD from

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in 1962. He was a professor at

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and the

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. He served as Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences at

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. In 1975, he was appointed as vice president for the Division of Agriculture at the

. He was then its president from 1980 to 1982,and became the first president of the

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from 1982 to 1984. From 1984 to 1992, he served as the President of Auburn University until he retired. He was a member of the Auburn

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. The

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is named after him. During his college days at Auburn, James met an Auburn cheerleader named Ann Freeman. They later married and had three children, and five grandchildren. He died on June 3, 2017, at the age of 84.Former Auburn University President Jim Martin dies
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