John T. Caldwell
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John Tyler Caldwell was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1911. He received a B.S. from Mississippi State College in 1932, an M.A. from Duke University in 1936, and a Ph.D. in political science from Princeton University in 1939 as a Julius Rosenwald Fellow. He was a professor of political science at Holmes Junior College from 1932-1936 and at Vanderbilt University from 1939-1947.
Caldwell entered the US Navy as an Ensign in 1942 to serve in World War II and was awarded a Bronze Star for his service in the Battle of Okinawa. He left the Navy in 1946 as a Lt. Commander. Caldwell was named president of the University of Montevallo in 1947. After leaving Montevallo, he served as president of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
In 1959 he was named chancellor of North Carolina State University; the school's eighth chief executive. During his tenure, the School of Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics was established and the university offered degrees in the humanities and social sciences for the first time. After his retirement from the office in 1975 Caldwell continued to teach in the Department of Political Science.
The NC State Alumni Association established the John T. Caldwell Alumni Scholarship Program in 1977 to recruit outstanding high school seniors to NC State. These students were selected on the basis of leadership potential, outstanding scholarship, citizenship, maturity and intellectual promise. From 1977-2004 over 400 Caldwell Alumni Scholarships have been awarded. In 1988, the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges named Caldwell one of Mississippi State's 10 distinguished alumni.
Caldwell is an Eagle Scout, recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, and work with Scouting much of his life.
Caldwell died in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1995.
| Preceded by Carey Hoyt Bostian |
North Carolina State University Chancellor 1959–1975 |
Succeeded by Jackson A. Rigney |
