Andrew P. Torrence
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Andrew Pumphrey Torrence (November 20, 1920 – June 11, 1980) was an African-American university administrator. He served as the third president of Tennessee State University, a historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1968 to 1974, and as the executive vice president and provost of Tuskegee University, another historically black university in Tuskegee, Alabama, from 1974 to 1980.
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Andrew P. Torrence | |
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Provost of Tuskegee University | |
In office 1974–1980 | |
President of Tennessee State University | |
In office 1968–1974 | |
Preceded by | Walter S. Davis |
Succeeded by | Frederick S. Humphries |
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Born | Andrew Pumphrey Torrence[1] November 20, 1920[2] Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | (aged 59) Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. |
Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
Alma mater | Tennessee State University University of Wisconsin |
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