Background
He was born on February 23, 1904 in Maiden, North Carolina.
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Dennis Cooke
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Duke University.
Career
Doctor Cooke received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1925. He also earned an Master of Arts degree from Duke in 1928. He was a teaching fellow at Duke University in 1928-1929, and a teaching fellow at Peabody College in 1929-1930.
He then received a doctorate in 1930 from Peabody College.
Before becoming president, Cooke served as an elementary school principal, high school principal, associate professor, and chairman of the Department of Educational Administration. Cooke assumed his duties at East Carolina Teachers College on August 1, 1946 and announced his resignation in May 1947.
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