Rufus Fitzgerald
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Rufus Henry Fitzgerald was the eleventh Chancellor (1945-1955) of the University of Pittsburgh.
He graduated from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 1919. He became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity as an undergraduate.
His administration is best remembered for its smooth ten-year tenure: expansion of the student body, especially returning veterans after World War II, and the worldwide success of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine developed at Pitt's medical center.
Fitzgerald Field House, an athletic venue on the Pitt campus which opened during his tenure, is named in his honor.
| Preceded by John Gabbert Bowman |
University of Pittsburgh Chancellor 1945 – 1955 |
Succeeded by Edward Litchfield |
[edit] References
- Alberts, Robert C. (1987). Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787-1987. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-1150-7.
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