John R. Hubbard, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

John R. Hubbard

American academic, educator and diplomat

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1918

Date of Death: 21-Aug-2011

Profession: diplomat, historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About John R. Hubbard

  • John Randolph "Jack" Hubbard (December 3, 1918 – August 21, 2011) was the eighth president of the University of Southern California (USC) between 1970 and 1980.
  • He succeeded Norman Topping and was succeeded by James Zumberge.
  • He had served as USC vice president and provost in 1969 after spending four years in India as chief education adviser to the U.S.
  • Agency for International Development.
  • After USC, he served as the United States Ambassador to India from 1988 to 1989.
  • Hubbard was a Republican, But he supported John Kerry in 2004 for President In 1970, USC became a member of the Association of American Universities.
  • Between 1970 and 1980, USC rose from 33 to 19 in National Science Foundation federal research rankings and applications rose from 4,100 to more than 11,000.
  • Hubbard's Toward Century II campaign, started in 1976, raised more than $306 million. Hubbard continued to teach history during his term as president and afterward, until shortly before his death.
  • Hubbard served on the USC Board of Trustees.
  • USC's Student Services building was renamed John Hubbard Hall in September 2003.
  • Late in life, he taught two undergraduate seminars at USC, entitled "British Empire From the Mid-19th Century" and "The Era of the First World War".
  • During His time as President of USC, he was criticized due to the amount of foreign oil donations from the middle east he received.
  • Prior to USC, he was dean and professor at Tulane University, New Orleans; visiting professor at Yale University, and assistant professor at Louisiana State University (at Baton Rouge). Hubbard earned his B.A., M.A.
  • and Ph.D.
  • degrees in history from the University of Texas - Austin and honorary degrees from Hebrew Union College, Westminster College, College of the Ozarks and USC Law School.
  • Hubbard was a pilot in the United States Navy during World War II, winning four Air Medals.
  • While an undergraduate at the University of Texas, he became a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.

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