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'''Thomas Edward Corts''' (born [[October 7]], [[1941]] in Terre Haute, Indiana; died [[February 4]], [[2009]]) was president of [[Samford University]] from [[1983]] until his retirement in [[2006]]. | '''Thomas Edward Corts''' (born [[October 7]], [[1941]] in Terre Haute, Indiana; died [[February 4]], [[2009]]) was president of [[Samford University]] from [[1983]] until his retirement in [[2006]]. | ||
Corts grew up in Astabula, Ohio and received his bachelor's degree from Georgetown College in Kentucky. He received his master's degree and a doctorate in rhetoric from the University of Indiana. From [[1974]] until his [[1983]] appointment at Samford University, Corts served as the president of Wingate College in Wingate, North Carolina. He was installed at Samford on [[September 1]] of that year and served for 23 years before retiring in 2006. | Corts grew up in Astabula, Ohio and received his bachelor's degree from Georgetown College in Kentucky. He received his master's degree and a doctorate in rhetoric from the University of Indiana. From [[1974]] until his [[1983]] appointment at Samford University, Corts served as the president of Wingate College in Wingate, North Carolina. He was installed at Samford on [[September 1]] of that year and served for 23 years before retiring in 2006. | ||
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He coordinated the President's Initiative to Expand Education and the basic education efforts of the State Department's Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance on behalf of the George W. Bush administration. He returned to [[Birmingham]] from Washington D.C. after the inauguration of Barack Obama. | He coordinated the President's Initiative to Expand Education and the basic education efforts of the State Department's Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance on behalf of the George W. Bush administration. He returned to [[Birmingham]] from Washington D.C. after the inauguration of Barack Obama. | ||
Corts died at [[Brookwood Medical Center]] following a heart attack in February 2009. He was survived by his wife, Marla, three children and six grandchildren. | Corts died at [[Brookwood Medical Center]] following a heart attack in February 2009. He was survived by his wife, Marla, three children and six grandchildren. He was inducted into the [[Alabama Men's Hall of Fame]] in [[2013]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* [http://www.samford.edu/presidentialsearch/profile.html Thomas E. Corts profile] at Samford's website | * [http://www.samford.edu/presidentialsearch/profile.html Thomas E. Corts profile] at Samford's website | ||
* Gray, Jeremy (February 4, 2009) "Thomas Corts, former Samford University president and two-year college chancellor, dead at age 67." | * Gray, Jeremy (February 4, 2009) "Thomas Corts, former Samford University president and two-year college chancellor, dead at age 67." {{BN}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:42, 23 December 2014
Thomas Edward Corts (born October 7, 1941 in Terre Haute, Indiana; died February 4, 2009) was president of Samford University from 1983 until his retirement in 2006.
Corts grew up in Astabula, Ohio and received his bachelor's degree from Georgetown College in Kentucky. He received his master's degree and a doctorate in rhetoric from the University of Indiana. From 1974 until his 1983 appointment at Samford University, Corts served as the president of Wingate College in Wingate, North Carolina. He was installed at Samford on September 1 of that year and served for 23 years before retiring in 2006.
Corts was a strong advocate for reforming Alabama's constitution. His 2000 speech on the subject to the Rotary Club of Birmingham led to the creation of Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform, led by Corts and Mobile Register editor Bailey Thompson.
He coordinated the President's Initiative to Expand Education and the basic education efforts of the State Department's Office of the Director of Foreign Assistance on behalf of the George W. Bush administration. He returned to Birmingham from Washington D.C. after the inauguration of Barack Obama.
Corts died at Brookwood Medical Center following a heart attack in February 2009. He was survived by his wife, Marla, three children and six grandchildren. He was inducted into the Alabama Men's Hall of Fame in 2013.
| Preceded by: Leslie Wright |
President of Samford University 1983–2006 |
Succeeded by: Andrew Westmoreland |
References
- Thomas E. Corts profile at Samford's website
- Gray, Jeremy (February 4, 2009) "Thomas Corts, former Samford University president and two-year college chancellor, dead at age 67." The Birmingham News