Please answer the following question: Facts: - residence: hammond tangipahoa parish louisiana - resting place: greenlawn cemetery in hammond - death date: 15 september 1949 - spouse: isabel johnson sims - children: joseph arthur sims , sr. . - birth date: 22 september 1882 - name: linus arthur sims - birth place: crossville , dekalb county alabama , usa - religion: methodist - alma mater: vanderbilt university - occupation: educator founder , southeastern louisiana university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of linus a. sims .
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linus arthur sims -lrb- september 22 , 1882 -- september 15 , 1949 -rrb- was an educator and administrator who was the driving force behind the establishment of southeastern louisiana university in hammond , louisiana .in 1925 , sims created hammond junior college , which became the former southeastern louisiana college in 1928 .in 1970 , the institution was declared a university during the administration of governor john j. mckeithen .during the 1990s , southeastern was ranked as one of the fastest growing institutions of higher learning in the united states .