Sheldon Hackney
| Francis Sheldon Hackney | |
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| Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities | |
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In office 1993–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Lynne Cheney |
| Succeeded by | William R. Ferris |
| President of University of Pennsylvania | |
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In office 1981–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Meyerson |
| Succeeded by | Claire Fagin |
| President of Tulane University | |
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In office 1975–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Herbert Eugene Longenecker |
| Succeeded by | Eamon Kelly |
| Provost of Princeton University | |
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In office 1972–1975 |
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| Succeeded by | Neil L. Rudenstine |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 5, 1933 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Died | September 12, 2013 (aged 79) Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Durr Hackney |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater |
United States Naval Academy Vanderbilt University Yale University (Ph.D.) |
Francis Sheldon Hackney, known as Sheldon Hackney (December 5, 1933 – September 12, 2013) was a prominent U.S. educator. Hackney was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1933. He was the Boies Professor of United States History at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating Vanderbilt University, Hackney earned his Ph.D. in American History at Yale University, where he worked with eminent Southern historian C. Vann Woodward. After serving in the Navy for five years, he began his career as a lecturer in history at Princeton University. There, he taught in an Upward Bound program for disadvantaged students and played a role in the creation of the university's African American Studies program. While at Princeton, he moved into administration, serving as the provost from 1972 to 1975. From 1975 to 1980, he was the president of Tulane University and was president of the University of Pennsylvania from 1981 to 1993. He was also the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) from 1993 to 1997, appointed by President Clinton. He was the son-in-law of Virginia and Clifford Durr. His defining initiative in the job was his first: "A National Conversation on American Pluralism and Identity," a project that helped finance and shape about 1,400 public meetings from 1994 to 1997.
At Tulane, Hackney was best known for approving the November 1979 decision to tear down Tulane Stadium, the on-campus home of the Green Wave football team from 1926 through 1974. The Wave moved to the Louisiana Superdome upon its completion in August 1975. Tulane Stadium stood vacant for nearly five years after Tulane and the NFL's New Orleans Saints played their final games there, hosting high school football games and an ill-fated ZZ Top concert in 1976.
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