Dec 21, 1894Llano, Texas, United StatesDied on 24 Nov 1958 (aged 63)Sagittarius
About Ernest H. Hereford
Ernest 'H' Hereford (December 21, 1894 – November 24, 1958) was Dean of North Texas Agricultural College from 1946–49, when the school was renamed Arlington State College he served as President from 1949 until his death in 1958.
The college would later become the University of Texas at Arlington in 1965.
His tenure included the expansion of the school system, the changing nature of the school away from primarily-agricultural studies, Cold War-era "Citizenship classes" being promoted via the state government, as well as the spearheading the change of the school theme from 'Blue Riders' to the 'Rebels' in 1951.