Ralph Brown Draughon
American academic administrator
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| Intro | American academic administrator | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Academic Academic administrator | |
| Work field | Education | |
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| Birth | 1 September 1899 | |
| Death | 13 August 1968 (aged 68 years) |
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Ralph Brown Draughon (September 1, 1899 – August 13, 1968) was the President of Auburn University from 1947 to 1965.
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Ralph Brown Draughon was born in Hartford, Alabama in 1899. He graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University, with a B.S. in 1922 and an M.S. in 1929. He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. In 1931, he became an Assistant Professor of History and Political Science at Auburn.
A library at Auburn University has been named after him.