Lloyd H. Elliott
| Lloyd Hartman Elliott | |
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| Born |
May 21, 1918 Crosby, Clay County, West Virginia, US |
| Died | January 1, 2013 (aged 94) |
| Alma mater | Glenville State College |
| Occupation | Academic |
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Lloyd Hartman Elliott (May 21, 1918 – January 1, 2013) was President of George Washington University from 1965 to 1988. He was born in Crosby, Clay County, West Virginia in 1918. He was also a professor of educational administration at Cornell University and President of the University of Maine.
Elliott trained as a history teacher at Glenville State College and was principal of the Widen, West Virginia, school system from 1939 to 1942. He earned a master's degree from the University of West Virginia. He was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II, and earned a PhD in educational administration at the University of Colorado. He became superintendent of schools for Boulder, Colorado, in 1947.
Elliott became a faculty member at Cornell University in 1948, becoming a professor of educational administration in 1951. On 1 July 1956 he became executive assistant to the President of the University. In 1958 Elliott became President of the University of Maine, awarding President John F. Kennedy an honorary doctorate in October 1963. Elliott resigned in 1965 to become President of GWU, though some faculty members opposed his appointment. He retired in July 1988. His style was gentler than that of his successor Stephen Trachtenberg: a trustee at GWU said that "The conservative guy from West Virginia had been succeeded by the kid from Brooklyn,". Meanwhile, some faculty posited that Elliott had done too little to recruit top faculty and students.
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