John W. Hicks

John William Hicks (December 2, 1921 – December 20, 2002) served as acting president of Purdue University from 1982 to 1983. An agricultural economist, he was executive assistant to the university's presidents Frederick L. Hovde and Arthur G. Hansen from 1955 to 1982. Purdue's Undergraduate Library was renamed in his honor on April 21, 1990.

Hicks was born in Sydney, Australia. He earned a master's degree and a doctorate from Purdue University in 1948 and 1950, respectively.

Hicks was married to Elizabeth Johnston. The two had eight children, and fourteen grandchildren.

External links

Biography of John W. Hicks on Purdue University's web site

Academic offices
Preceded by Arthur G. Hansen	President of Purdue University 1982–1983	Succeeded by Steven C. Beering

Presidents of Purdue University

Richard Owen (1872)
Abraham C. Shortridge (1874)
John S. Hougham* (1876)
Emerson E. White (1876)
James H. Smart (1883)
Winthrop E. Stone (1900)
Henry W. Marshall* (1921)
Edward C. Elliott (1922)
Andrey A. Potter* (1945)
Frederick L. Hovde (1946)
Arthur G. Hansen (1971)
John W. Hicks* (1982)
Steven C. Beering (1983)
Martin C. Jischke (2000)
France A. Córdova (2007)
Timothy Sands* (2012)
Mitch Daniels (2013)

*Asterisk indicates an acting or interim president.

Purdue Boilermakers athletic directors

Oliver Cutts (1904–1905)
Hugh Nicol (1906–1914)
Oliver Cutts (1915–1918)
Nelson A. Kellogg (1919–1930)
Noble Kizer (1931–1936)
R. C. Woodworth # (1937)
Noble Kizer (1938–1939)
Edward C. Elliott # (1940)
Allen Elward (1941)
Guy J. Mackey (1942–1971)
George King (1971–1992)
John W. Hicks # (1992)
Morgan Burke (1993–2016)
Mike Bobinski (2016– )

Pound sign (#) denotes acting/interim athletic director.

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