Former LSU Chancellor Jim Wharton dies at 83
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BATON ROUGE - Jim Wharton, LSU s chancellor from 1981-1988, died Saturday at the age of 83.
Wharton was known for his groundbreaking changes to university athletics and administration, including his role in creating LSU s first admissions standards.
He also helped create an early version of the LSU Alumni Association and the Tiger Athletic Foundation. Wharton s other accomplishments included helping the university reach Research I status for the first time and overseeing the effort to bring the LIGO facility to LSU and Louisiana, according to a press release from LSU.
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The Oblation statue in UP Diliman | Photo: Visual Tales Blog
UP Diliman is not only famous because of its picturesque sunken garden and Mang Larry s
Isawan, the campus also holds the 3.3-metre original
It was conceived during the reign of UP President Rafael Palma in 1925. Palma, who commissioned Tolentino, wanted the statue to be inspired by the second verse of Jose Rizal’s
Mi Ultimo Adios.
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