Robert L. Sumwalt (academic)
Robert L. Sumwalt | |
|---|---|
| President of the University of South Carolina | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Donald S. Russell |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 8, 1895 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 1977 (aged 81) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Spouse | Caroline Causey |
| Relations | Robert L. Sumwalt (son), Robert L. Sumwalt III (grandson) |
| Alma mater | University of Delaware, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Profession | engineer |
Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt (July 8, 1895 – January 24, 1977) was an American engineer and academic, who was President of the University of South Carolina.
Sumwalt was born in Baltimore on July 8, 1895. He began undergraduate studies at Delaware College in 1914, belonged to the Sigma Nu fraternity there, and received a B.S. degree in 1918, for which his thesis was "The Design of A Type Emergency Mill Building".