Howard Justus McGinnis | |
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Meadows pictured in The Tecoan 1945, East Carolina yearbook
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President of the East Carolina Teachers College |
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In office 1944–1946 |
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Preceded by | Leon Renfroe Meadows |
Succeeded by | Dennis Hargrove Cooke |
Personal details | |
Born |
Glenville, West Virginia |
April 4, 1882
Died | August 26, 1971 North Carolina |
(aged 89)
Howard Justus McGinnis (April 4, 1882 – August 26, 1971) was an interim president of East Carolina Teachers College, now called East Carolina University.
Howard Justus McHinnis was born on April 4, 1882 in Kanawha River (Gilmer County), West Virginia . He attended the Glenville State College and the West Virginia University, where he majored in science. In 1927, McGinnis obtained a Ph.D. from George Peabody College.
He was hired as a psychology professor at East Carolina Teachers College. He was named acting president in 1944 upon the retirement of Leon Renfroe Meadows and served until August 1946.
He died on August 26, 1971 in Greenville, North Carolina.
The McGinnis Theater at East Carolina University is named in his honor.