Nash Winstead

Nash Nicks Winstead (born June 12, 1925) is an American academic.

Early life and education

He was born in Durham County, North Carolina, in 1925 and educated at North Carolina State College, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1948 and an Master of Science degree in 1951. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, located in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1953.

Career

Winstead joined the N.C. State faculty as an assistant professor in 1953. In 1965, he was appointed director of the Institute of Biological Sciences and assistant director of agricultural experiment stations at N.C. State. He was then appointed as the university's assistant provost in 1967 and associate provost in 1973. In the following year, 1974, Winstead became provost and vice chancellor. Upon the resignation of Joab Thomas in 1981, Winstead served as interim chancellor until 1982. After the appointment of Bruce Poulton, Winstead returned to the office of provost until his retirement in 1990.