Carey Hoyt Bostian
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Carey Hoyt Bostian was an American educator. He was educated at Catawba College
, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in 1928, and at the University of Pittsburgh
where he earned a Master's Degree in 1930 and a Ph.D. in 1933.
After teaching at Catawaba, Bostian joined the North Carolina State University
faculty in 1930, where he taught zoology
. In 1948 he was appointed associate dean of the School of Agriculture at N.C. State. He was then named director of instruction in 1950 and professor of genetics and director of instruction in 1952.
Bostian was appointed chancellor of N.C. State in 1953. During his chancellorship, enrollment at the university surpassed 5000 students for the first time. He resigned from the office in 1959 and returned to teaching until his retirement in 1973.
Bostian died in Chapel Hill
, North Carolina
in 2000. NCSU's Bostian Hall is named in his memory.
Catawba College
Catawba College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. Founded in 1851 by the North Carolina Classis of the Reformed Church in Newton, the college adopted its name from its county of origin, Catawba County, before moving to its current home of Salisbury...
, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in 1928, and at the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
where he earned a Master's Degree in 1930 and a Ph.D. in 1933.
After teaching at Catawaba, Bostian joined the North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
faculty in 1930, where he taught zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
. In 1948 he was appointed associate dean of the School of Agriculture at N.C. State. He was then named director of instruction in 1950 and professor of genetics and director of instruction in 1952.
Bostian was appointed chancellor of N.C. State in 1953. During his chancellorship, enrollment at the university surpassed 5000 students for the first time. He resigned from the office in 1959 and returned to teaching until his retirement in 1973.
Bostian died in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
in 2000. NCSU's Bostian Hall is named in his memory.
Sources
- http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/exhibits/chancellors/bostian.html
- Guide to the Carey Hoyt Bostian Collection, 1936-1977 http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/mc00076/