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Charles B. Gentry

Charles Burt Gentry (1884–1955) was an American teacher-educator and two-time acting president of the University of Connecticut from September 1928 to July 1929 and again May–October 1935. Gentry also served as dean of the Division of Teacher Training (1921–1940), state supervisor of vocational agriculture (1921–1931), director of the Division of Instruction (1931–1939), and university dean, equivalent to provost (1939–1950).

The Neag School of Education is headquartered in the Charles B. Gentry Building, completed in 1960 and named in Gentry's honor in 1969. The building received a $10 million revamp in 2004, adding a 20,000-square-foot wing and becoming the first wireless building on campus. Provided by Wikipedia