Troy H. Middleton - Return To LSU

Return To LSU

In late August 1945 Middleton returned to LSU and reported to President Hatcher, requesting his old job as comptroller. While still in Europe in May, he was very busy getting troops returned to the states. Now at LSU he was at the other end of the pipeline, getting things ready for thousands of soldiers who would be going back to school. Enrollments had swollen in 1945, but in 1946 the bulge in new students became an avalanche. One of Middleton's priorities was to get housing for all of these new students, many of whom were married. With keen insights into military procurement, he was able to find a variety of types of excess housing units that the military no longer needed, and was able to provide both students and faculty with adequate housing at a very small cost.

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