Roy Davage Hudson | |
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10th President of Hampton Institute | |
In office 1970–1976 | |
Preceded by | Jerome H. Holland |
Succeeded by | Carl McClellan Hill |
13th President of Livingstone College | |
In office 1995 – 1996 (interim) | |
Preceded by | Bernard W. Franklin |
Succeeded by | Burnett W. Joiner |
Personal details | |
Born | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | June 30, 1930
Died | April 17, 2024 Hampton, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 93)
Spouse | Constance Joan Taylor (m. 1956–2024; his death) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater |
Livingstone College, University of Michigan |
Occupation | Academic administrator, educator, businessman, university department dean, university president, neuropharmacologist, public relations |
Roy Davage Hudson (June 30, 1930 – April 17, 2024) was an American academic administrator, educator, neuropharmacologist, businessman, and university president. [1] [2] He served as the tenth president of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton, Virginia, from 1970 to 1976; [3] [4] [5] and he served as the thirteenth interim president of Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina, from 1995 to 1996. As a neuropharmacologist, Hudson researched the interaction of certain chemical agents with neurons; which resulted in multiple publications, including in the Merck Index and he held leadership positions in pharmaceutical manufacturing firms. [6]
Roy Davage Hudson was born on June 30, 1930, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to parents Everence ( née Wilkerson) and James Roy Hudson. [6] [7] He graduated from high school at age 16. [8] From 1948 until 1952, Hudson served in the United States Air Force and stationed in Alaska where he worked on engine repair of airplanes damaged during the Korean War. [6]
Hudson attended Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina from 1952 to 1955, where he graduated with a B. S. degree (1955). [6] He was a member of the Livingstone football team where he was an all-conference athlete, and was named all-time all-Livingstone Football in 1969. [5] He continued his education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he received a M.S. degree (1957) in zoology, and Ph.D. (1962) in pharmacology. [6] He was the first Black student to receive a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Michigan. [3]
In 1956, he married Constance "Connie" Joan Taylor, a classmate from Livingstone College, and together they had two children. [3] [5] [9]
In 1966, Hudson was hired as an associate professor of neurology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. [6] While at Brown University he also took on the role of department associate dean and he was part of a committee for on-campus drug issues. [5] He also taught pharmacology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. [6] While living in Rhode Island, he was a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Providence. [5]
In the early 1970s, Hudson served as a co-director of a conference focused on Black culture and education, affiliated with the National Council of Churches in the United States. [5] He was a member of numerous organizations including the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (where he served as president-elect), the Society of Religion in Higher Education, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Men of Science, the Executive Council of Livingstone College, the Afro-American Society of the Connecticut College for Women, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Rhode Island Commission on Economic Development, among others. [5]
Hudson became the tenth president of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in 1970 in Hampton, Virginia. [3] [10] He was chosen as president from approximately 100 candidates. [11] While he was president, the university received a large donation in 1972 by David Packard, the former co-founder of Hewlett-Packard and the former Deputy Secretary of Defense. [12] He stepped down from the role of president in 1976, and cited personal reasons. [3] [13]
After leaving Hampton University, he returned to pharmacology and served as the director (later as vice president) of the research labs at Parke Davis from 1977 to 1979. [6] [13] This was followed by multiple roles at Upjohn, initially as director of research (of the central nervous system) from 1981 to 1987; vice president of research and development in Europe from 1987 to 1990; vice president of corporate public relations (later part of Pharmacia & Upjohn) from 1990 to 1992. [6] [14] [15]
Hudson retired in 1992, however Hudson served as an interim president for his alma mater Livingstone College from 1995 to 1996. [6] He was awarded honorary degrees from Brown University, Lehigh University, and Princeton University. [6]
Hudson died in Hampton, Georgia on April 17, 2024, at the age of 93. [16] [17]
Roy Davage Hudson | |
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10th President of Hampton Institute | |
In office 1970–1976 | |
Preceded by | Jerome H. Holland |
Succeeded by | Carl McClellan Hill |
13th President of Livingstone College | |
In office 1995 – 1996 (interim) | |
Preceded by | Bernard W. Franklin |
Succeeded by | Burnett W. Joiner |
Personal details | |
Born | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | June 30, 1930
Died | April 17, 2024 Hampton, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 93)
Spouse | Constance Joan Taylor (m. 1956–2024; his death) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater |
Livingstone College, University of Michigan |
Occupation | Academic administrator, educator, businessman, university department dean, university president, neuropharmacologist, public relations |
Roy Davage Hudson (June 30, 1930 – April 17, 2024) was an American academic administrator, educator, neuropharmacologist, businessman, and university president. [1] [2] He served as the tenth president of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton, Virginia, from 1970 to 1976; [3] [4] [5] and he served as the thirteenth interim president of Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina, from 1995 to 1996. As a neuropharmacologist, Hudson researched the interaction of certain chemical agents with neurons; which resulted in multiple publications, including in the Merck Index and he held leadership positions in pharmaceutical manufacturing firms. [6]
Roy Davage Hudson was born on June 30, 1930, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to parents Everence ( née Wilkerson) and James Roy Hudson. [6] [7] He graduated from high school at age 16. [8] From 1948 until 1952, Hudson served in the United States Air Force and stationed in Alaska where he worked on engine repair of airplanes damaged during the Korean War. [6]
Hudson attended Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina from 1952 to 1955, where he graduated with a B. S. degree (1955). [6] He was a member of the Livingstone football team where he was an all-conference athlete, and was named all-time all-Livingstone Football in 1969. [5] He continued his education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he received a M.S. degree (1957) in zoology, and Ph.D. (1962) in pharmacology. [6] He was the first Black student to receive a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Michigan. [3]
In 1956, he married Constance "Connie" Joan Taylor, a classmate from Livingstone College, and together they had two children. [3] [5] [9]
In 1966, Hudson was hired as an associate professor of neurology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. [6] While at Brown University he also took on the role of department associate dean and he was part of a committee for on-campus drug issues. [5] He also taught pharmacology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. [6] While living in Rhode Island, he was a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Providence. [5]
In the early 1970s, Hudson served as a co-director of a conference focused on Black culture and education, affiliated with the National Council of Churches in the United States. [5] He was a member of numerous organizations including the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (where he served as president-elect), the Society of Religion in Higher Education, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Men of Science, the Executive Council of Livingstone College, the Afro-American Society of the Connecticut College for Women, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Rhode Island Commission on Economic Development, among others. [5]
Hudson became the tenth president of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in 1970 in Hampton, Virginia. [3] [10] He was chosen as president from approximately 100 candidates. [11] While he was president, the university received a large donation in 1972 by David Packard, the former co-founder of Hewlett-Packard and the former Deputy Secretary of Defense. [12] He stepped down from the role of president in 1976, and cited personal reasons. [3] [13]
After leaving Hampton University, he returned to pharmacology and served as the director (later as vice president) of the research labs at Parke Davis from 1977 to 1979. [6] [13] This was followed by multiple roles at Upjohn, initially as director of research (of the central nervous system) from 1981 to 1987; vice president of research and development in Europe from 1987 to 1990; vice president of corporate public relations (later part of Pharmacia & Upjohn) from 1990 to 1992. [6] [14] [15]
Hudson retired in 1992, however Hudson served as an interim president for his alma mater Livingstone College from 1995 to 1996. [6] He was awarded honorary degrees from Brown University, Lehigh University, and Princeton University. [6]
Hudson died in Hampton, Georgia on April 17, 2024, at the age of 93. [16] [17]