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HUEL D. PERKINS, Ph. D.
Educator
1924-
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Huel Davis Perkins is a native of Baton Rouge, a graduate of Southern University (Class of 1947 with highest honors), and holds Master and Doctoral degrees from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He has served on a number of local, state, and national committees—including a six year appointment to the Board of Advisors of the J.W. Fulbright foreign scholarship program by President Williams Clinton.
Perkins' long academic career has been very distinguished. He worked at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri; at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he served as Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities; and at Louisiana State University where he has served as Professor of Humanities; Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs; Executive Assistant to the Chancellor; and Special Assistant to the Chancellor. He retired from LSU as Professor Emeritus of Humanities but has returned to the institution several times in various positions.
Prior to joining LSU in 1978, he served as Deputy Director of Education Programs with the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, D.C. He has been honored by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (Humanist of the Year); the National Conference of Christians and Jews (Brotherhood Award); the LSU Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa (Outstanding educator); the Baton Rouge Human Relations Council (Brotherhood Award); ;the Istrouma Area Council of Boy Scouts of America (Citizen of the Year); the Louisiana Chapter of NAACP (A. P. Turead Award); the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (Award of Merit) and received the Centennial Award given by Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. He is listed in 57th edition of Who’s Who In America.
In May 2005 Perkins was awarded the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Louisiana State University for his service to education and to LSU. A Doctoral Fellowship Program as Louisiana State University has been named in his honor.
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