Roy Davage Hudson
Roy Davage Hudson | |
|---|---|
| 10th President of Hampton Institute | |
| In office 1970–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Jerome H. Holland |
| Succeeded by | Carl McClellan Hill |
| 13th President of Livingstone College | |
| In office 1995 – 1996 (interim) | |
| Preceded by | Bernard W. Franklin |
| Succeeded by | Burnett W. Joiner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 30, 1930 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | April 17, 2024 (aged 93) Hampton, Georgia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Constance Joan Taylor (m. 1956–2024; his death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Livingstone College, University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Academic administrator, educator, businessman, university department dean, university president, neuropharmacologist, public relations |
Roy Davage Hudson (June 30, 1930 – April 17, 2024) was an American academic administrator, educator, neuropharmacologist, businessman, and university president. He served as the tenth president of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton, Virginia, from 1970 to 1976; and he served as the thirteenth interim president of Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina, from 1995 to 1996. As a neuropharmacologist, Hudson researched the interaction of certain chemical agents with neurons; which resulted in multiple publications, including in the Merck Index and he held leadership positions in pharmaceutical manufacturing firms.