Lloyd Hartman Elliott ( – ) was

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from 1965 to 1988. He was born in Crosby,

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in 1918. He was also a professor of educational administration at

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and President of the

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Career

Elliott got his training as a history teacher at

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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

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at the

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. He became

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for Boulder, Colorado, in 1947.

University career

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

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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. The GWU's School of International Affairs was renamed as the

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in 1988 in his honor. He and his wife established the Evelyn E. and Lloyd H. Elliott Fund, to support a professorship and other activities of the school.

Business

Elliott served as the board members at American Security Bank,

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, Perpetual Building Association and Woodward & Lothrop, and he was included in the Washington Business Hall of Fame in 1990. He was the first president of the National Geographic Society Education Foundation.

Personal life

Elliott was raised in

, where his father was a schoolteacher and ran a farm. Elliott's wife Evelyn, known as Betty, died in the year 2009 aged 91. Together they had two children (Patricia and Gene), two grandchildren
Ryan
and Bevan), and eleven great-grandchildren. He died on January 1, 2013, according to a memo released by the former President of GWU,

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, to the entire GWU community.

Bibliography

* Elliott, Lloyd H. Unique partners in progress: the University of Maine and the pulp and paper industry. Volume 34, Issue 8 of Newcomen address, Newcomen Society in North America, 1964, 24pp. * Elliott, Lloyd H. The university and corporate America: bridging the two worlds. National Heritage Books, 2001

References

External links

Elliott, Lloyd Hartman
The George Washington University and Foggy Bottom Historical Encyclopedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Lloyd Hartman 1918 births 2013 deaths School superintendents in Colorado Cornell University faculty Educators from West Virginia Glenville State College alumni People from Clay County, West Virginia Presidents of George Washington University University of Colorado alumni Presidents of the University of Maine United States Navy personnel of World War II United States Navy officers United States Navy reservists