Oral history with Mr. John Sherman Crubaugh

              Oral history with Mr. John Sherman Crubaugh
F341.5 . M57 vol. 746, pt. 1
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Biography
Mr. John Sherman Crubaugh was born April 12, 1913, in the Brewer Community near Shannon, Mississippi. During his first year in school, Mr. Crubaugh attended school in Brewer, Mississippi; however, his remaining school years were in Shannon, Mississippi. He was a graduate of Shannon High School. In 1931, he entered Mississippi State University. During his college years at Mississippi State, he was a full- time student who worked to earn money and help pay for his education. For example, he swept floors in a dormitory, ground feed samples at the Experiment Station, played baseball, and measured cotton land. He received a B. S. degree and a M. Ed. degree from Mississippi State University. When he finished college, Mr. Crubaugh taught at Shannon High School and Woodland High School. At Fulton High School, Shannon High School, and Woodland High School, he coached basketball. Additionally, Mr. Crubaugh earned an M. Ed. Degree from George Peabody College in Nashville.
In 1948, Mr. Crubaugh became the first dean of Itawamba Junior College. In 1960, he became the second president of Itawamba Junior College, in which position he served for twelve years. In 1965, Mr. Crubaugh was instrumental in establishing a satellite campus of Itawamba Junior College in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Mr. Crubaugh passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2000, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was a member of the Mississippi Coaches Hall of Fame and a member of Brewer United Methodist Church where he held several offices and taught Sunday school. He was a thirty- second degree Mason and a Shriner.
He was married to Troy York Crubaugh, and is survived by her, by his son John Crubaugh, his daughter- in- law Dianne Crubaugh, two grandchildren, and four great- grandchildren.
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