Julius W. Becton Jr.
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Julius Wesley Becton Jr. was a United States Army lieutenant general, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and education administrator. He served as Commanding General, VII Corps in 19
Lt Gen Julius W. Becton Jr
The South Korean ambassador to the United States Yang Sung-chul, Secretary of the Army Thomas E. White, and Becton at a July 2001 wreath-laying ceremony for African-American veterans of the Korean War.
Becton (left) with FEMA director Brock Long in 2018
Prairie View A&M University
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Prairie View A&M University is a public historically black land-grant university in Prairie View, Texas, United States. Founded in 1876, it is the oldest public HBCU in Texas and the second oldest pub
Julius W. Becton Jr.
…medals, and two Purple Hearts, along with the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of Germany. While in the service, Becton graduated from Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University (Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics in 1960), the University of Maryland (Master's Degree in Economics in 1966). He also graduated from the U.S. Army…
An early campus photo
Entrance of campus
Don K. Clark building (left) and Agriculture & Business building (right)
John B. Coleman Library