Benjamin F. Hilbun

Benjamin Franklin Hilbun (November 14, 1890 – December 13, 1963)[1] was the President of the Mississippi State College during its name change to Mississippi State University from 1953–1960.[2] Dr. Hilbun was a long time employee of Mississippi State having served on the faculty at MSU from 1925 until his retirement as President in 1960.[3]

Honors

Hilbun Hall, which houses the Mississippi State University Departments of Geosciences and Physics & Astronomy is named in his honor.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=RfXGJBB1HvoC&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=Benjamin+F.+Hilbun+mississippi+1890+1963&source=bl&ots=pkT8fIGa62&sig=tdirTQFOLfNfB0HcviStZx4LE-U&hl=en&ei=sce0TZr7CKnn0QHvlNWMCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Benjamin%20F.%20Hilbun%20mississippi%201890%201963&f=false
  2. ↑ http://www.msstate.edu/president/timeline/
  3. ↑ http://library.msstate.edu/FindingAid/Benjamin_Franklin_Hilbun,_Jr._papers_finding_aid_MSS.32.pdf
  4. ↑ http://wikimapia.org/2650289/Hilbun-Hall
  5. ↑ http://www.msstate.edu/web/maps/index.php?building=0074

External links

Academic offices
Preceded by
Fred Tom Mitchell		 President of Mississippi State University
1953-1960 		Succeeded by
Dean W. Colvard


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