Eugene C. Brooks
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Eugene Clyde Brooks was an American educator. He was educated at Trinity College
(now Duke University), where he earned an A.B. degree in 1894. He also earned a Litt.D. degree from Davidson College
in 1918.
Brooks was an educator by trade and spent much of his early professional life working in the North Carolina school system as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. From 1906-1923 he worked as the editor of North Carolina Educator, an education journal of which he was the founder. He was named head of the Department of Education at Trinity College in 1907, where he served until 1919 when he was appointed state superintendent of public instruction
by Governor Thomas Walter Bickett
. He was elected to the office in the 1920 general election.
Brooks resigned from the office in 1923 to become president of North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
(now North Carolina State University). His administration was a prolific one as he oversaw the establishment of the schools of Agriculture, Science and Business, Education, Textiles, and Engineering. Brooks left the college in 1934.
He died in Raleigh
, North Carolina in 1947.
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
(now Duke University), where he earned an A.B. degree in 1894. He also earned a Litt.D. degree from Davidson College
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. The college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently ranked in the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News and World Report magazine, although it has recently dropped to 11th in U.S. News...
in 1918.
Brooks was an educator by trade and spent much of his early professional life working in the North Carolina school system as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. From 1906-1923 he worked as the editor of North Carolina Educator, an education journal of which he was the founder. He was named head of the Department of Education at Trinity College in 1907, where he served until 1919 when he was appointed state superintendent of public instruction
North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction
The North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction is the elected head of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and oversees the public school systems of the state. The Superintendent is currently an elected member of the North Carolina Council of State, chosen in a partisan...
by Governor Thomas Walter Bickett
Thomas Walter Bickett
Thomas Walter Bickett was the 54th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1917 to 1921.Bickett was a graduate of Wake Forest College...
. He was elected to the office in the 1920 general election.
Brooks resigned from the office in 1923 to become president of North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
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...
(now North Carolina State University). His administration was a prolific one as he oversaw the establishment of the schools of Agriculture, Science and Business, Education, Textiles, and Engineering. Brooks left the college in 1934.
He died in Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, North Carolina in 1947.