Born in 1907 at China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, Bostian graduated from Catawba College with a B.S. in 1928. From the University of Pittsburgh, he earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in 1930 and 1933 respectively.
Bostian taught at Catawba College for a summer session before joining the zoology faculty of North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering in the autumn of 1930. He was appointed to several positions in the School of Agriculture. He was named associate dean in 1948, director of instruction in 1950, and professor of genetics and director of instruction in 1952.
Bostian assumed the chancellorship of North Carolina State College in 1953, and he served in it until 1959, when he returned to teaching. During his tenure the college completed a multi-million dollar expansion, the program of student activities was greatly enlarged, and enrollment passed 5000 for the first time. Bostian retired from teaching in 1973, and he died in 2000 at Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Portrait
of Carey H. Bostian
