Abstract Charles B. Handy served as Iowa State's first Dean (1984-1989) of the College of Business. He retired in 1992 as Professor of Accounting after a career that spanned over 40 years of teaching and administrative service to Iowa State University. Handy was instrumental in guiding the transition of the Department of Industrial Administration as enrollment grew first into a School and then into the College of Business Administration. This collection includes administrative records that document...

Scope and Contents This collection (1994-2012, undated) consists primarily of professional papers documenting Elizabeth Hoffman's career after she left her position as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State, as well as papers documenting her work as Executive Vice President and Provost. The papers contain speeches, news clippings, subject files, and biographical files.An additional collection (RS 13/1/26) contains materials mostly related to her academic and professional...

Abstract George C. Christensen, Iowa State University administrator and professor of veterinary anatomy, was born on February 21, 1924 in New York City. He attended Cornell University, where he received his DVM (1949), M.S. (1950), and Ph.D. (1953). Christensen began his career at Iowa State University as Associate Professor of veterinary anatomy. He later served as Vice President of Academic Affairs for over two decades. This collection includes biographical information, correspondence, and...

Scope and Content This collection contains reports, correspondence, and other materials relating Karas’ work with Iowa State University, particularly the African Graduate Fellowship Program, the English Proficiency Evaluation Committee, international student admissions, the Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey / Iowa State University exchange program, and the University’s United States Air Force Operations Analysis Standby Unit. The papers also include documents relating to his...

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This collection (1985-2011) contain materials related to Milton Glick, including biographical files, correspondence, news clippings, speeches, and subject files.

Abstract Gordon Pryor Eaton, the twelfth President (1986-1990) of Iowa State University, received a B.A. in geology from Wesleyan University in 1951 and an M.S. in geology (1953) and a Ph.D. in geology and geophysics (1957) from the California Institute of Technology. Eaton worked for the U.S. Geological survey as well as various universities before his arrival. This collection contains materials created during the course of his presidency, including biographical information, correspondence with...

Abstract The Iowa State Center was first proposed in 1954 by President Hilton. His vison was a driving power to create a cultural center on campus. The first building constructed was the C.Y. Stephens Auditorium from 1966-1969. Hilton coliseum was built shortly afterwards from 1968-1971. The Fisher Theater or Little Theater, was built from 1972-1973. Lastly, the Scheman Continuing Education Building was built from 1973-1975. All four buildings were funded entirely by donations. This collection...

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The collection (1930-2015) contains records from the office of the Executive Vice President and Provost including news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, publications, biographical files, administrative files, faculty improvement leave reports, foreign travel grant records, innovative teaching travel grant reports, long range strategic planning records, accreditation records, and faculty convocation and awards records.

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These materials are open for research, but have not been processed and do not have a box listing.

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The collection consists of materials related to the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. Records include news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, subject files, biographical files, and administrative records.

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This collection contains material compiled by the Planning Committee for the Combination of the Colleges of Education and Family and Consumer Sciences. Included in the collection are correspondence, Committee and Work Group meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, and information gathered from open forums and preference polls.

Abstract The Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives initiated an oral history project leading up to and coinciding with the Iowa State University sesquicentennial celebration. Members of the staff, along with other individuals affiliated with Iowa State University, conducted interviews with Iowa State administrators, faculty, staff, and former students discussing their experiences at Iowa State. This collection contains transcripts of the oral history interviews....

Abstract Long-range academic planning became a regular practice at Iowa State in the 1970s under President W. Robert Parks. Eventually, the strategic planning process was expanded to encompass administrative as well as academic units on campus. By the 1990s, annual reports were produced to document the progress being made towards the goals of the strategic plan. This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, plans, publicity materials, and reports related to strategic planning at Iowa...

Abstract James H. Hilton grew up on a farm near Hickory, N.C. He attended North Carolina State College one year, completed his B.S. in animal husbandry at Iowa State in 1923, and his M.S. at the University of Wisconsin in 1937. He was awarded the D.Sc. degree by Purdue University in 1945. In 1945, he returned to North Carolina State as head of animal husbandry. Three years later he was named dean of agriculture, where he served until becoming Iowa State University’s president (1953-1965). This...

Scope and Content This collection (1972-1999) contains materials mostly related to Dr. Dobson’s years as Associate Vice Provost. The collection includes correspondence, reports, and general information on the Ames Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, the ISU Bioethics Institute, the Center for Transportation Research and Education at ISU, the Iowa Department of Transportation, conflict of interest policies and issues, and other topics related to activities of the ISU Graduate College. The collection...

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This collection contains Lendt's administrative records from the 1989 fiscal year. Types of materials include budgets, notes, meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, and clippings.

Abstract Martin C. Jischke, a native of Chicago, Illinois, received his B.S. (1963) in physics from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He received his M.S. (1964) and a Ph.D. (1968) in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was trained as a fluid dynamicist. Jischke started his career as an Assistant Professor of Aerospace, Mechanical, and Nuclear Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He was eventually promoted to Dean of the College of...

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This series includes records documenting the time J. H. Jensen held the first position as Provost from 1953 - 1961.

Scope and Content This collection (1972-2001) contains biographical information, research papers, and material related to Dr. Seagrave's tenure as Interim President at Iowa State University. Of particular interest is a complete set of speeches presented by Dr. Seagrave while Interim President of Iowa State University. A speech index and a CD-ROM containing a complete set of speeches are included. These materials also contain an indexed set of news clippings compiled by the Office of...

Abstract Susan Carlson served as Professor of English (1980-2010) and Associate Provost (2001-2010) at Iowa State University. Carlson was a member of the Women's Leadership Consortium and ISU ADVANCE, both programs designed to support and mentor women and minorities during their career at Iowa State. This collection contains correspondence, reports, and administrative files documenting Carlson's tenure as Associate Provost at Iowa State. The bulk of the materials relate to the Women's Leadership...

Scope and Content The collection (1920-2008, undated) contains biographical information, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, printed materials, and photographs. The collection includes subject files relating to education in Iowa including school consolidation and post high school education. There are also materials related to Lagomarcino’s work with the Iowa Department of Public Instruction including reports (1955) documenting education in every county in Iowa. The collection contains documentation...

Scope and Content This collection (1934-1999, undated) consists of biographical information, addresses and speeches, correspondence, minutes, and printed materials. Materials document Parks’ career at Iowa State as the Dean of Instruction, Vice President of Academic Affairs, and President of Iowa State. The files detail the relationship of Iowa State with the Iowa Board of Regents and other Regents’ Universities, student activities such as VEISHEA (Iowa State’s annual celebration) and the Government of the...