Elmer Ellis

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Elmer Ellis was an American educator and fourteenth president of the University of Missouri and first president of the University of Missouri System.[1] He was insturmental in the expansion of the university to inculde the University of Missouri–Kansas City and University of Missouri–St. Louis.[2] Ellis Library is named in his honor.[3]

[edit] See also

  • History of the University of Missouri

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/president/former.shtml
  2. ^ http://muarchives.missouri.edu/three.html
  3. ^ http://muarchives.missouri.edu/portrait3.html

[edit] External links

  • MU archives biography
Preceded by
Frederick Middlebush
President of the University of Missouri
1955–1963
Succeeded by
John Schwada
Categories: Presidents of the University of Missouri | People from Columbia, Missouri | American university and college presidents | University of Missouri–Columbia faculty
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