James M. Shuart
James M. Shuart (May, 09 1931 – May 13, 2016) was the president of Hofstra University from 1976 to 2001. Prior to that he served as a Nassau County, New York official. Also, he served as Assistant President to Hofstra President Clifford Lord during the 1960s in addition to serving as an administrator in the division and then school of education. The school's James M. Shuart Stadium is named after him, and a bust of his likeness stands at the entrance.
James M. Shuart | |
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| 7th President of Hofstra University | |
| In office June 24, 1976 – October 19, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Payton |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Rabinowitz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 9, 1931 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 2016 (aged 85) |
| Education | Flushing High School |
| Alma mater | Hofstra University New York University (Ph.D.) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Some value-orientations of academic department chairmen: A study of comparative values and administrative effectiveness (1966) |
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He grew up in College Point, Queens graduated from Flushing High School in 1949 and went to Hofstra on a football scholarship. After graduating, he married his college sweetheart, Marjorie Strunk, and was immediately drafted into the Army, where he served as a counterintelligence officer in postwar Korea. After his discharge, he worked as an insurance agent before landing a job in the Hofstra admissions office in 1959.
Shuart died at the age of 85 on May 13, 2016, from cardiovascular disease.