Howard Lincoln Hodgkins
Howard Lincoln Hodgkins (June 23, 1862, in Elgin, Illinois – February 13, 1931) is best known as the ad interim president of the George Washington University from 1921 until 1923. Early life and education He was born in Elgin, Illinois, on June 23, 1862, to David and Harriet Shears Hodgkins. As a member of the very first class to graduate from the Washington High School, Howard Lincoln Hodgkins went on to attend the George Washington University's Columbian College in the fall of 1878. Upon his graduation in the class of 1883, Howard Lincoln Hodgkins received a number of successful degrees including a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Arts, a Doctorate of Philosophy, and an Honorary Doctorate of Science. Career at George Washington University Hodgkins served George Washington University's Columbian College for more than forty-eight years. Over the course of this time he served the University as a tutor (in 1883), an assistant professor (in 1884), a professor of physics (beginning in 1887), Dean of the Scientific School (from 1898 until 1903), Dean of the University (in 1901 and 1903), Dean of the College of Engineering (beginning in 1905) and President (in 1921). On February 28, 1887, the George Washington