Lattie F. Coor
{{short description|Professor and university administrator (born 1936)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lattie F. Coor
| image = Lattie F. Coor by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| order = 15th
| title = President of Arizona State University
| term_start = 1990
| term_end = 2002
| predecessor = J. Russell Nelson
| successor = Michael M. Crow
| order2 = 21st
| title2 = President of the University of Vermont
| term_start2 = 1976
| term_end2 = 1989
| predecessor2 = Edward C. Andrews
| successor2 = George H. Davis
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1936|09|26}}
| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona
| death_date =
| profession = Professor of Public Policy
| spouse = Elva Wingfield Coor
| website = [https://www.arizonafuture.org/ Center for the Future of Arizona]
| education = Northern Arizona University (BA)
Washington University in St. Louis (MA, PhD)
}}
Lattie Finch Coor Jr. (born September 26, 1936) is an American academic specialising in public policy and the past president of two universities. He was the 15th President of Arizona State University (1990–2002) and the 21st President of the University of Vermont (1976–1989).
Biography
Lattie Coor was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 26, 1936, the son of Lattie Finch Coor Sr. and Elnora (née Witten) Coor.Arizona State University Libraries University Archives. [http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/coor_acc.xml&doc.view=print;chunk.id=0 Inventory of the Office of the President Records 1929–2002]. Retrieved November 18, 2012. His father was a prominent local educator who was the teaching Principal of Avondale Elementary School in 1936 and later became the first Superintendent of the Avondale Elementary School District.McCann, Emily (January 22, 2010). [http://www.westvalleyview.com/print.asp?ArticleID=36293&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=1 "Avondale Elem. District looks back, Celebrates 115th anniversary"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130209102020/http://www.westvalleyview.com/print.asp?ArticleID=36293&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=1 |date=February 9, 2013 }}. West Valley View. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
Coor graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1958 with a BA in political science. He received his MA and PhD from Washington University in St. Louis where his 1964 doctoral dissertation was titled The Increasing Vulnerability of the American Governor. He remained at Washington University for the next ten years as a faculty member and eventually as its Vice Chancellor. He left in 1976 when he became the 21st President of the University of Vermont. He served in that capacity until 1989 and then moved to Arizona State University where he became its 15th President.New York Times. (August 30, 1989). [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/30/us/education-u-of-vermont-president-to-head-arizona-state.html "U. of Vermont President To Head Arizona State"]. Retrieved November 18, 2012.University of Vermont. [http://www.uvm.edu/installation/?Page=coor.html "Former Presidents of the University of Vermont: Lattie Coor (1976–1989)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215163021/http://www.uvm.edu/installation/?Page=coor.html |date=February 15, 2015 }}. Retrieved November 18, 2012. He was an active member of the NCAA Presidents Commission during the battle for control of college sports.{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Laurence M |title=College Presidents and the NCAA Presidents ' Commission: All Bark and No Bite |url=https://repository.law.miami.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1237&context=fac_articles |website=repository.law.miami.edu |publisher=University of Miami |access-date=17 July 2023}}
After his retirement from the presidency of ASU in 2002 he stayed on as Professor and Ernest W. McFarland Chair in Leadership and Public Policy in the university's School of Public Affairs. In 2002 he also co-founded a "do tank", Center for the Future of Arizona, and serves as chairman and Founding Director.
Personal life
Coor married Dr. Ina Alexis Fitzhenry (deceased) in 1964. {{cite web | url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/name/ina-fitzhenry-obituary?id=21105872 | title=Ina Fitzhenry Obituary (2016) - St. Louis, VT - the Burlington Free Press | website=Legacy.com }} He has two sons, W. Kendall Coor (deceased),{{cite web | url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/name/w-kendall-coor-obituary?id=11017301 | title=W. KENDALL COOR Obituary (2015) - Phoenix, Ariz./ Burlington, Vt., VT - the Burlington Free Press | website=Legacy.com }} Dr. Colin F. Coor and a daughter Dr. Farryl MW Bertmann (née Coor) from his first marriage to Ina Fitzhenry-Coor.{{cite web | url=https://www.uvm.edu/trustees/former-president-lattie-coor | title=Former President Lattie Coor }} In 1994, he was re-married to Elva Wingfield. Trends Magazine (July/August 2006). [http://www.trendspublishing.com/documents/trends-fab-phoenicians-2006.pdf "Fabulous Phoenicians: Lattie and Elva Coor"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002041/http://www.trendspublishing.com/documents/trends-fab-phoenicians-2006.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }}. Retrieved November 18, 2012. Coor is a grandfather to Maximilian C. Bertmann, Sebastian L.J. Bertmann and Kaiden Coor. {{cite web | url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/name/ina-fitzhenry-obituary?id=21105872 | title=Ina Fitzhenry Obituary (2016) - St. Louis, VT - the Burlington Free Press | website=Legacy.com }}
Legacy
The six-story Lattie F. Coor Hall, located in the northwestern portion of Arizona State University, was dedicated January 7, 2004.{{ cite web |title=ASU Virtual Tour Lattie F. Coor Hall |date=May 9, 2016 |url=https://tours.asu.edu/tempe/lattie-f-coor-hall |publisher=Arizona State University |access-date=21 September 2023}} It is one of the largest campus buildings and houses a variety of programs and classrooms. The Lattie F. Coor House at the University of Vermont was dedicated May 16, 2013 and houses the University's College of Arts and Sciences administrative offices.{{ cite web |title=Dedication Ceremony Held for Newly Named Lattie F. Coor House |url=https://www.uvm.edu/news/story/dedication-ceremony-held-newly-named-lattie-f-coor-house |access-date=21 September 2023 |publisher=University of Vermont}}
References
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Category:Presidents of Arizona State University
Category:Presidents of the University of Vermont