George Duke Humphrey
# George Duke Humphrey

George Duke Humphrey (August 30, 1897 – September 10, 1973) was the President of the Mississippi State College (now Mississippi State University) from 1934 to 1945. He then became the president of the University of Wyoming from 1945 to 1964.

## Honors

The University of Wyoming has an annual faculty teaching award named in his honor.

The Humphrey Coliseum at Mississippi State is named in his honor.

