Dean W. Colvard, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Dean W. Colvard

American academic administrator

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1913

Date of Death: 28-Jun-2007

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Dean Wallace Colvard (July 10, 1913 – June 28, 2007) is a former president of Mississippi State University, notable for his role in a 1963 controversy surrounding the participation of the university's basketball team in the NCAA Tournament.Born in North Carolina, Colvard received his B.A.
Degree from Berea College, and followed that up by getting his M.A.
Degree from the University of Missouri.
He then went to Purdue University and received his Ph.D.
in science and mathematics.
Colvard attended college for a total of 19 years, from 1931 until 1950.