| G. Leon Netterville | |
| President of Southern University | |
| Term Start: | 1968 |
| Term End: | 1972 |
| Predecessor: | Felton Grandison Clark |
| Successor: | Jesse N. Stone |
| Birth Date: | July 16, 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Ascension Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Death Date: | February 12, 2000 |
| Death Place: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Southern University Columbia University |
| Spouse: | Rebecca Netterville |
| Children: | 1 son |
G. Leon Netterville (July 16, 1906 - February 12, 2000) was an African-American academic administrator. He served as the president of Southern University, a historically black university and land grant college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from 1968 to 1972.
Netterville was born on July 16, 1906, in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.[1] He graduated from Southern University, where he earned a bachelor's degree. He subsequently earned a master's degree from Columbia University.[1]
Netterville returned to his alma mater, Southern University, as the dean of men and business manager in 1938. He was vice president for finance and business affairs in 1967,[1] and he served as president from 1968 to 1972. In November 1972, he fired two faculty members who had advised Civil Rights activists during protests.[2] He retired shortly after two students were shot on campus.[3]
With his wife Rebecca, Netterville had a son, George Leon Netterville III. Both predeceased him. Netterville resided in Baton Rouge. He is survived by his granddaughter Rebecca Netterville.[1]
Netterville died on February 12, 2000, in Baton Rouge, at 93.[1] [3]