John O. Spencer
John Oakley Spencer, Ph.D., LL.D. (July 11, 1857 – May 24, 1947) was an ordained minister and college administrator who served as the fourth president of Morgan State University from 1902 to 1937. Spencer's presidency is considered to be a renaissance period and the first "Era of Progress" for Morgan, in which the campus underwent major transformations. The other "Era's of Progress" were under the presidency of Martin D. Jenkins, Ph.D. (1948–1970) and during the presidency of Earl S. Richardson (1984–2010).
John O. Spencer | |
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John O. Spencer, c. 1910 | |
| 4th President of Morgan State University | |
| In office 1902–1937 | |
| Preceded by | Francis J. Wagner |
| Succeeded by | Dwight O. W. Holmes |
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| Born | John Oakley Spencer July 11, 1857 Lynn, Pennsylvania |
| Died | May 24, 1947 (aged 89) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Illinois Wesleyan University Columbia University Oxford University |
| Profession | University president |
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