R. B. House

1892–1987 (age 95)

Academic Administrator

Biography

R. B. House served the academic world with quiet strength, guiding institutions through periods of growth with a steady sense of duty. His dedication to scholarship and to supporting students and faculty alike helped strengthen the foundations of his university.

Colleagues remember him for his thoughtful leadership, his encouragement of emerging scholars, and his belief in the transformative power of education; his influence endures in the lives of those he championed.

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