Ralph Brown Draughon
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Ralph Brown Draughon (September 1, 1899 – August 13, 1968) was the President of Auburn University from 1947 to 1965.[1][2]
Biography
Ralph Brown Draughon was born in Hartford, Alabama, in 1899.[3] He graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University, with a B.S. in 1922 and an M.S. in 1929.[1] He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.[4] In 1931, he became an Assistant Professor of History and Political Science at Auburn.[1]
A library at Auburn University was named after him in 1966.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Auburn biography
- ^ Auburn Presidents
- ^ Auburn biography
- ^ Phi Gamma Delta Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Auburn libraries
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