Dr. Ross Pritchard Death | Passed Away | Obituary
Ross Pritchard Death – Dead: A great loss was made known to InsideEko. As friends and families of the deceased are mourning the passing of their loved and cherished Ross Pritchard.
Having heard about this great loss, the family of this individual is passing through pains, mourning the unexpected passing of their beloved.
This departure was confirmed through social media posts made by Twitter users who pour out tributes, and condolences to the family of the deceased.
Beth and I join the
@ArkansasState
family in mourning the passing of Dr. Ross Pritchard, who served as the A-State president from 1975-1978. We will light the clock tower red in his memory tonight.
Beth and I join the @ArkansasState family in mourning the passing of Dr. Ross Pritchard, who served as the A-State president from 1975-1978. We will light the clock tower red in his memory tonight.
pic.twitter.com/HAcIGl7p9X— (@kdamp) July 13, 2020
It is with sadness that we relay the passing of former Hood College President, Dr. Ross. J. Pritchard, who passed away on on July 8th at the age of 95.Ross Pritchard was an educator, international economist and former Peace Corps administrator before serving as Hood’s sixth president from 1972 to 1975. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Arkansas, and master’s and doctoral degrees from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Dr. Pritchard instituted broad changes in the curriculum that emphasized career preparation, affecting the courses that were taught and resulting in the development of a wide variety of internship possibilities. He also increased enrollment, developed the continuing education program for adults and instituted a coeducational graduate school. The Huntsinger Aquatic Center was built and Rayford was remodeled. After leaving Hood, he was president of several universities.
Dr. Pritchard was Hood’s president from 1972-1975, and we sincerely give our condolences to his entire family, including our sister alumna, Ross’s daughter Ms. Irene C. Pritchard ’76
We are still working on getting more details about the death, as family statement on the death is yet to be released.