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Dr. Earl Lester Cole

 
 
Dr. Earl Lester Cole Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
1. Dr. Earl Lester Cole Marker
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Dr. Earl Lester Cole was a man of enormous integrity and credibility who devoted his entire professional career to Grambling State University spanning nearly half a century, and he also contributed much to the growth of the Grambling community. Earl Lester Cole's tenure at. Grambling began in 1936 as a science teacher; advancing through the ranks of the faculty becoming dean in 1946, and was appointed vice president in 1969. He was the last administrator hired by Charles P Adams. "Dean Cole,” as he was affectionately called even after assuming the vice presidency can be remembered for his active involvement in implementing.curriculum that is the basis for current academic offerings. Dean Cole was considered a true professional a good.administrator, and a truly outstanding man. Earl Cole also helped to spearhead the first voter registration drive in Lincoln Parish and he invested in and helped organize many Grambling businesses. His legacy is enshrined in the naming of the university's honors college the Earl Lester Cole Honors College.
 
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Location. 32° 32.276′ N, 92° 42.823′ W. Marker is in Grambling, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish. It can be reached from Legends Avnue 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 Legends Avnue, Grambling LA 71245, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Alice Brown Smith (here, next to this marker); Arthur D. Smith, Sr. (here, next to this marker); Dr. Leon Whittaker (here, next to this marker); Vernell J. Delafosse
Dr. Earl Lester Cole Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
2. Dr. Earl Lester Cole Marker
(here, next to this marker); Dr. Joseph Johnson (here, next to this marker); Siscro McCarty (here, next to this marker); Thomas Morehead (here, next to this marker); Henry Louis Dyer (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grambling.
 
More about this marker. Located in the Grambling Walk of Fame/Legends Square.
 
Grambling Walk of Fame image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
3. Grambling Walk of Fame
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 730 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
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