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J. Paul Leonard (John Paul Leonard) was born on 2 December, 1901 in Lockwood, Missouri, U.S., is an American university president (1901–1995). Discover J. Paul Leonard's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 93 years old?

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Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 2 December 1901
Birthday 2 December
Birthplace Lockwood, Missouri, U.S.
Date of death 24 February, 1995
Died Place Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is J. Paul Leonard's Wife?

His wife is Johnnie Lucille Ferguson (m. 1927–1995)

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J. Paul Leonard Net Worth

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1901

John Paul Leonard (1901–1995) was an American educator, and university president.

John Paul Leonard was born on December 2, 1901, in Lockwood, Missouri.

1923

Leonard attended Drury University (formerly Drury College), and received a degree in 1923.

After his undergraduate graduation he taught in the Springfield Public Schools.

1927

Leonard attended Teachers College, Columbia University, and received a master's degree in 1927, followed by his Ph.D..

His dissertation was titled "The Use of Practice Exercises in Teaching Capitalization and Punctuation."

Leonard taught at the College of William & Mary; and at Stanford University in academic administration.

1945

He was the 5th President of San Francisco State University (SFSU) serving from 1945 to 1957; and the 5th President of American University of Beirut serving from 1957 to 1961.

In 1945, Leonard became San Francisco State University's president.

During his 12-year tenure Leonard moved the SFSU campus from Haight and Buchanan streets in Lower Haight to its present location in the Parkmerced neighborhood.

The move allowed for the school to grow and accommodate the post-World War II influx of students, up to 10,000 enrollees.

In order to accomplish this goal, Leonard and students needed to appeal to then-mayor Roger Lapham, which only narrowly won legislative approval.

Additionally Leonard reorganized SFSUs academics by combining related academic departments into seven divisions, and they started offering master's degrees.

1954

Leonard received honorary degrees from Columbia University in 1954, Drury College in 1962, and the University of the Pacific in 1968.

1961

From 1961 until 1967, Leonard was a professor at the Teachers College, Columbia and worked on the "India Project", which resulted in the publishing of academic periodicals, The Indian Educational Mental Measurement Yearbook, and the quarterly The Journal of Indian Education.

1977

The main library at SFSU was named in his honor in 1977.

1995

He died on February 24, 1995, in Walnut Creek, California.