Frank Graves Dickey (December 1, 1917
in
Wagoner, Oklahoma
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– August 7, 2009 in
Lexington, Kentucky) was the fifth
president
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of the
University of Kentucky
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, from 1956 to 1963.
Dickey graduated
summa cum laude with a
B.A.
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degree from
Transylvania College
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in 1939, and received both his Master of Arts degree and a Doctorate of Education from the University of Kentucky in 1942 and 1947, respectively. In 1951 he was inducted into
Omicron Delta Kappa at the University of Kentucky. Following service in
World War II
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, Dickey was appointed to the faculty of the
University of Kentucky College of Education, where he rose to
Dean
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.
University of Kentucky presidency
In 1956, at the age of 38, Dickey became the youngest person to become the president of the University of Kentucky. His main accomplishment was the establishment of the
Chandler Medical Center
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, including the
Albert B. Chandler Hospital
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,
College of Medicine,
Dentistry and
Nursing
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. He also oversaw the opening of UK's
Patterson School of Diplomacy.
In 2002 he was awarded the Laurel Crowned Circle Award, Omicron Delta Kappa's highest honor.
Dickey resigned as president to become director of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. He later became provost of the
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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. He died on August 7, 2009 after a long illness.
Legacy
One of the buildings of the UK College of Education, Dickey Hall, is named for Dr. Dickey.
References
External links
Biography at University of Kentucky
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1917 births
2009 deaths
People from Wagoner, Oklahoma
Presidents of the University of Kentucky
20th-century American academics