Hugh Gloster

Hugh Morris Gloster (May 11, 1911 - February 16, 2002) was the seventh president of Morehouse College, responsible for establishing the Morehouse School of Medicine and the international studies program,.[1] He was also one of the founders of the College Language Association.[2]

Hugh Gloster
7th President of Morehouse College
In office
July 1, 1967 (1967-07-01) – 1987 (1987)
Preceded byBenjamin Mays
Succeeded byLeroy Keith
Personal details
Born(1911-05-11)May 11, 1911
Brownsville, Tennessee
DiedJanuary 16, 2002(2002-01-16) (aged 90)
Spouse(s)Louise Elisabeth Torrence,
Beulah Victoria Harold
(
m. 1957⁠–⁠1985)
,
Yvonne King
(
m. 1989)
Alma materMorehouse College, Atlanta University, New York University

Early years

Hugh Gloster was born in Brownsville, Tennessee to John and Dora Gloster and grew up in Memphis.[1]

During World War II, Gloster was USO Program Director at Fort Huachuca and USO Associate Regional Executive in Atlanta.[1] After that, he served as an administrator with the USO and the Hampton Institute.[1] Before moving to Morehouse in 1967, Gloster taught at LeMoyne and Morehouse Colleges.[1]

Morehouse College

Gloster was chosen as Morehouse's next president by Benjamin Mays, the previous president, with the agreement of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., then on the board of trustees.[3] He was the first alumnus president of Morehouse College.[4]

Under Gloster's leadership the campus Morehouse doubled in size, as well as in the number of faculty members and their salaries.[3] After retiring he served on the Morehouse College Board of Trustees until his death.[2]

Personal life

Gloster was married three times, to Louise Elisabeth Torrence, Beulah Victoria Harold, and Yvonne King Gloster.[3] He had three children and four step-children.[1]

Death and legacy

Hugh Gloster died on January 16, 2002, at the age of 90. The Hugh Gloster building of the medical school is named for him.[5]

Publications
  • Negro Voices in American Fiction (1948)
  • The Brown thrush : anthology of verse by Negro students (1935)

References
  1. College, Morehouse (1911-05-11). "Hugh Gloster". Morehouse College. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. "CLA Founding President, Dr. Hugh Morris Gloster – College Language Association". College Language Association. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  3. "Hugh Gloster, 90, Ex-President of Morehouse". The New York Times. 2002-03-07. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  4. "Inauguration of Hugh M. Gloster; 17 February 1968". Digital Exhibits, Atlanta University Center. Robert W Woodruff Library. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. "Hugh Gloster Renovation". Morehouse School of Medicine. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
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