J. W. Jones

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John W. Jones (1894-1979) was president of Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College from 1945 to 1964. Jones was its first Ph.D president. He came to Northwest as dean of faculty in 1938.

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During his presidency he oversaw a number of important building improvements and events:

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References

  1. 1 2 "DR. J.W. JONES, 1945-1964 - nwmissouri.edu - Retrieved October 1, 2009". Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  2. Northwest Timeline 1950-1972 - nwmissouri.edu - Retrieved October 1, 2009 Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
J. W. Jones
President of Northwest Missouri State University
In office
1945–1964
Academic offices
Preceded by President of the Northwest Missouri State University
1945-1964
Succeeded by