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Lauro Cavazos is an American educator and former United States Secretary of Education. He was born on January 4, 1927 in Kingsville, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1949 and a master's degree in 1950. He then earned a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1956. Cavazos began his career as a teacher and coach in the public schools of Kingsville, Texas. He then served as a professor and administrator at Texas A&M University from 1956 to 1972. In 1972, he was appointed president of Texas Tech University, where he served until 1980. In 1988, Cavazos was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve as the United States Secretary of Education. He served in this position until 1990. After leaving the Department of Education, Cavazos served as president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio from 1990 to 1993. Cavazos has received numerous awards and honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. He is a member of the National Academy of Education and the Texas Institute of Letters. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. As of 2021, Lauro Cavazos is 95 years old and has a net worth of $1 million.

Popular As Lauro Fred Cavazos
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Age 95 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 4 January 1927
Birthday 4 January
Birthplace Kingsville, Texas, U.S.
Date of death March 15, 2022
Died Place Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Lauro Cavazos's Wife?

His wife is Peggy Ann Murdock

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Lauro Cavazos Net Worth

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2022

Cavazos was married to the former Peggy Ann Murdock; they had ten children and lived in Massachusetts. He died in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 15, 2022, at the age of 95.

2006

In 2006, his alma mater Iowa State University awarded him the Distinguished Achievement Award, their highest honors.

1988

A Democrat, Cavazos served as Secretary of Education from August 1988 to December 1990 during the Republican Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations. He resigned in December 1990.

1975

Following a stint on the faculties of Tufts University and the Medical College of Virginia, he served as Dean of the Tufts University School of Medicine from 1975 to 1980. From 1980 to 1988, he served as President of Texas Tech University. He was both the first alumnus and the first Hispanic to serve as Texas Tech president.

1954

He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in zoology from Texas Tech University, and a Ph.D. in physiology in 1954 from Iowa State University (ISU) in Ames, Iowa. While in college, he was a member of Kappa Kappa Psi.

1927

Lauro Fred Cavazos Jr. (January 4, 1927 – March 15, 2022) was an American educator and politician. He served as the United States Secretary of Education, and was the first Hispanic to serve in the United States Cabinet.