John Decatur Messick

John Decatur Messick (November 9, 1897 October 3, 1993) was the fifth president of what is now East Carolina University. He was born on November 9, 1897, near Aurora, North Carolina. He graduated from Elon College in 1922. He then went to summer school to complete graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1934, he earned a Ph.D. degree from New York University.

John Decatur Messick
Messick pictured in The Buccaneer 1948, East Carolina yearbook
President of the
East Carolina Teachers College
In office
1947–1959
Preceded byDennis Hargrove Cooke
Succeeded byLeo Warren Jenkins
Personal details
Born(1897-11-09)November 9, 1897
near Aurora, North Carolina
DiedOctober 3, 1993(1993-10-03) (aged 95)
Wilmington, North Carolina


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