Office of the President
Thomas F. Jones
1962-1974

Biographical Note: Thomas F. Jones, Jr. was elected the 23rd president of USC in 1962. An engineer and former dean of the school of electrical engineering at Purdue, Jones guided the University through the devisive years of the 1960s and early 1970s as the institution became a modern research university. Serving until 1974, he was one of the most influential and innovative presidents in USC history. Finding Aids: Academic Review 1962 1962-1963 1963-1964 1964-1965 1965-1966 1966-1967 1967-1968 1968-1969 1969-1970 1970-1971 1971-1972 1972-1973 1973-1974