{{Short description|American academic, educator, and diplomat}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = John Hubbard | term_end = November 15, 1989 | successor2 = [[James Zumberge]] | predecessor2 = [[Norman Topping]] | term_end2 = 1980 | term_start2 = 1970 | office2 = 8th President of the [[University of Southern California]] | successor = [[William Clark Jr. (diplomat)|William Clark Jr.]] | predecessor = [[John Gunther Dean]] | term_start = December 27, 1988 | birth_name = John Randolph Hubbard | president = [[Ronald Reagan]] And [[George H W Bush]] | office = [[List of ambassadors of the United States to India|United States Ambassador to India]] | death_place = [[Rancho Mirage, California]], U.S. | birth_place = [[Belton, Texas]], U.S. | death_date = August 21, 2011 (aged 92) | education = [[University of Texas at Austin]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]], [[PhD]]) | birth_date = December 3, 1918 | branch = {{flag|United States Navy}} | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] }}
'''John Randolph Hubbard''' (December 3, 1918 – August 21, 2011)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uscnews.usc.edu/obituaries/in_memoriam_usc_president_emeritus_john_randolph_jack_hubbard_92.html |title=Notice of death of John R. Hubbard |access-date=2011-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402004410/http://uscnews.usc.edu/obituaries/in_memoriam_usc_president_emeritus_john_randolph_jack_hubbard_92.html |archive-date=2012-04-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was an American educator, academic administrator, and diplomat who served as the eighth president of the [[University of Southern California]] from 1970 and 1980.
== Early life and education == Hubbard was born and raised in [[Belton, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.usc.edu/presidents/john-r-hubbard/|title=John R. Hubbard {{!}} About USC|website=about.usc.edu|date=8 July 2011 |access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> He earned his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and PhD in history from the [[University of Texas at Austin]]. As an undergraduate at the University of Texas, he became a member of the [[Delta Kappa Epsilon]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Cactus Yearnbook|publisher=University of Texas|year=1939|location=Austin, TX|page=396}}</ref> Dr. Hubbard was the son of Dr.L.H. Hubbard, president of Texas Woman's University from 1926 to 1950.
== Career == After serving as the private secretary to the commissioner of the [[Interstate Commerce Commission]] from 1938 to 1941, Hubbard became a pilot in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]], winning four Air Medals. Hubbard participated in Navy flight training with [[Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.]], the older brother of [[John F. Kennedy]].
=== Academics === Hubbard began his career in academics as assistant professor at [[Louisiana State University]]. He later became a visiting professor at [[Yale University]], and later served as dean and professor of history at [[Tulane University]].
Hubbard became the eighth president of the [[University of Southern California]] in 1970, succeeding [[Norman Topping]]. He had served as USC vice president and provost in 1969 after spending four years in [[India]] as chief education adviser to the [[United States Agency for International Development]].
In 1970, USC became a member of the [[Association of American Universities]]. Between 1970 and 1980, USC rose from 33 to 19 in [[National Science Foundation]] federal research rankings and applications rose from 4,100 to more than 11,000. Hubbard's Toward Century II campaign, started in 1976, raised more than $306 million.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=McAllister|first1=Bill|last2=Goshko|first2=John M.|date=1988-11-23|title=REAGAN NAMES 32 TO POSTS AS TERM WANES|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/11/23/reagan-names-32-to-posts-as-term-wanes/bc25a17f-bae1-4436-8692-8009211629a0/|access-date=2021-02-01|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> During his time as president, Hubbard also became friendly with [[Gerald Ford]], and the two placed wagers on the outcome of the [[1977 Rose Bowl]] during a campaign stop.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Epting|first=Charles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-qt2CQAAQBAJ&q=John+R.+Hubbard+kennedy&pg=PT125|title=University Park, Los Angeles: A Brief History|date=2013-07-02|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-1-62584-028-8|language=en}}</ref> Hubbard left USC in 1980, and was succeeded as president by [[James Zumberge]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-05-25|title=About USC - History|url=http://www.usc.edu/about/history/|access-date=2021-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525014731/http://www.usc.edu/about/history/|archive-date=2011-05-25}}</ref>
=== Ambassador to India === He served as the [[United States Ambassador to India]] from 1988 to 1989 under President [[George H. W. Bush]].
=== Later career === Hubbard continued to teach history during his term as president and afterward, until shortly before his death. Hubbard served on the USC Board of Trustees. USC's Student Services building was renamed John Hubbard Hall in September 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publicartinla.com/USCArt/hubbard.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302175554/http://www.publicartinla.com/USCArt/hubbard.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 2, 2020|title=John Hubbard Hall, William Lee Wollett, architect, University of Southern California|website=www.publicartinla.com|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
Hubbard was awarded honorary degrees from [[Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion]], Westminster College, the [[College of the Ozarks]], and [[USC Gould School of Law]].
== Personal life == Hubbard was a lifelong Republican, but supported the [[John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nndb.com/people/123/000127739/|title = John R. Hubbard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/24/us/lame-duck-appointments-by-president-touch-off-questions-about-timing.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=6FBFC80AFE03AF36ED17F40C3F03F18B&gwt=pay|title = Lame-Duck Appointments by President Touch off Questions About Timing|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 24 November 1988|last1 = Berke|first1 = Richard L.}}</ref> Hubbard died in [[Rancho Mirage, California]], on August 12, 2011, at the age of 92.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/141539|title=John Hubbard, U.S. ambassador and USC president, dies {{!}} History News Network|website=historynewsnetwork.org|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/la-me-john-hubbard-20110823-story.html|title=John R. Hubbard dies at 92; USC president, historian and diplomat|last=Times|first=By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles|website=baltimoresun.com|access-date=2020-03-02|archive-date=2020-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302141512/https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/la-me-john-hubbard-20110823-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}{{s-start}} {{s-aca}} {{succession box | before=[[Norman Topping]]| title=[[President of the University of Southern California]]| years=1970–1980| after=[[James Zumberge|James H. Zumberge]] }} {{s-dip}} {{succession box | before=[[John Gunther Dean]] | after=[[William Clark, Jr. (diplomat)|William Clark, Jr.]] | title=[[United States Ambassador to India]] | years=1988–1989}} {{s-end}}
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