Blake Ragsdale Van Leer (August 16, 1893 – January 23, 1956) was an engineer and university professor who served as the fifth president of Georgia Institute...
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Blake R. Van Leer and women's rights activist Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer. Van Leer was born in Berkeley, California, on January 13, 1926, to Blake R....
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player Blake Treinen (born 1988), American baseball player Blake Troop (born 1987), American MMA fighter and professional wrestler Blake R. Van Leer (1893–1956)...
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Blake Ragsdale Van Leer (1893–1956), president of Georgia Institute of Technology Blake Wayne Van Leer (1926–1997), U.S. Navy officer Maryly Van Leer...
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due to Governor Griffin's opposition to integration. Tech president Blake R. Van Leer and coach Dodd met with Governor Marvin Griffin privately who promised...
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school system, the Masonic Home Independent School District. Orphan Blake R. Van Leer was the only boy in 1909, went on to become president of Georgia Tech...
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founded in 1948 as The Technical Institute in Chamblee, Georgia by Blake R. Van Leer. The first classes were held with 116 students. It was renamed the...
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take place in Atlanta after a clash between Georgia Tech's president Blake R. Van Leer and Governor Marvin Griffin. On February 5, 1958, during a training...
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Canadian playwright Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), U.S. president Blake R. Van Leer (1893–1956), fifth president of Georgia Institute of Technology, colonel...
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decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Korean War. Blake R. Van Leer – United States Army officer, served in both World War I and World...
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