Lewis C. Dowdy
| Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy | |
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| 6th President of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | |
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In office 1964–1972 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel D. Proctor |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| 1st Chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | |
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In office 1972–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Cleon F. Thompson Jr. |
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September 1, 1917 Eastover, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Died | December 17, 2000 (aged 83) |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Smith Dowdy |
| Children | 3 (1 Daughter; 2 Sons) Elizabeth Dowdy King Lewis C. Dowdy, Jr Lemuel W. Dowdy, Sr. |
| Alma mater |
Allen University Indiana State College Indiana University |
| Profession | Educator |
Lewis Carnegie Dowdy (1 September 1917 – 17 December 2000) was an American educator and the sixth president, and first chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
Lewis C. Dowdy was one of 14 children born to William Wallace Dowdy and Alice Shiver Dowdy, on September 1, 1917 in Eastover, South Carolina. Dowdy was educated in the public schools of Eastover, and later graduated cum laude from Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina. He married his wife Elizabeth Smith on June 26, 1943 in Terre Haute, Indiana, where she was a native. Dowdy would later earned a Master’s degree from Indiana State College in 1949, and a doctorate of education degree from Indiana University in 1965.
In 1951, Dowdy began his career at the Negro Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina in Greensboro, North Carolina as an instructor of education and director of student teaching; he would later go on to serve as an assistant professor of education, dean of the School of Education and General Studies, and dean of Instruction before ascending to the position as president of the college. Dowdy served as acting President of A&T college from January, 1962 to September, 1963, while then President Samuel D. Proctor took a leave of absence to serve the country as Peace Corps director in Nigeria.
Dowdy would then be inaugurated as the College’s sixth president on April 10, 1964, in the wake of Proctor's resignation. Under the Dowdy's leadership, the college experienced one of its greatest periods of growth, in academics, athletics, and capital improvements. During this time, A&T reorganized, and created new, academic departments such as the Schools of Education, Business and Economics and the College of Arts and Sciences. The college also received national accreditation for its College of engineering, and schools of nursing, business; and for its programs in teacher education, industrial technology, chemistry, and social work.
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