medicine and pharmacy; its school of nursing; and its 620-bed hospital. During his time at Illinois he was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Penn State and he received the Illinois Professional Council's Distinguished Service Award for his leadership in upgrading the standards and quality of the health professions in Illinois. During this time he began working with the National Research Council and National Academy of Sciences on the committee on pesticide-wildlife relationships. He was also on the National Research Council's food and nutrition board Tulane University Longenecker was named President of Tulane University in 1960. It would be a tumultuous time as the university was going through desegregation and there were Vietnam War protests. Under his leadership, the university built a library, science center, and dormitories on the Uptown campus. The Tulane Medical Center was built in the downtown area as was the International Center for Medical Research and Training in Cali, Colombia. The Canal Street Hotel was converted to a residence hall, a primate center was established near Covington, and research laboratories built near Belle Chasse. He took an active part in Tulane's athletic department. In 1964 he was Vice President of the Southeastern Conference's Executive Committee. A year later he would lead the Green Wave out of the conference to become an independent program. In 1966 he made Tulane Stadium available to the expansion NFL franchise that would be located in New Orleans. 1967 was a busy year for Longenecker. His family moved into a fifteen thousand square foot house that had been donated to the university for use as the president's home. The home at the corner of Audubon Place and St. Charles Avenue, would become a frequent protest site for anti-war activists who would often heckle Longenecker at ceremonies. He was also given an ultimatum by the faculty of the theater department who threatened to leave if a new theater was not built for them. The tactic didn't work and most of the theater faculty members found jobs elsewhere. He started the Longenecker Award, named for his wife, to recognize women for long-time contributions to the Tulane University. In April 1975, Longenecker and Dean Joseph Gordon were on a Tulane stage with President Gerald Ford when Ford said that the Vietnam War was "finished as far as America is concerned." Longenecker received honorary degrees from Duquesne University (1951), Loyola University of Chicago (1963), the University of