Cal State Fullerton - Titan Yearbook (Fullerton, CA)

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The Many Roles of Leadership An amiable president receives a reward for a | )b well-done. Starlet Vicki Duggan Presents 1965 Educator of the Year award to President Lanpsdorf. The award was given by the Orange County Press Club. A typical day for President Langsdorf may include a discussion about student problems with AS President Jon Bjornstad, a briefing on construction progress from Dean Stuart McComb, and an informal chat about cur- riculum with Dean Gerhard Ehmann.

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What doet excellence rec u ie Obiivm cirt ihe pir:t and tenacity, the ques tioning,, the dis Mii jctwn with anything thai is not one ' s best, the working habits of a seeker surpassing goodness, the patience and the hearing of diiappoin wenl. the tenderness and companion of a great man. — Aileene Lockhart President William B, Lan sdorf is a leader amont; American educators. He came from the presidency of Pasadena City College in 1959 to assume the office of president of a new state college to be built among the orange groves of Fullerton. In planning a foundation of excellence, he provided for a careful selection of students, the recruitment of a high quality faculty, and the provision of the facilities necessary for the grow- ing student body. When Dr. Langsdorf announced the goals of CSF in 19 i(), he said, We are dedicated to quality. In setting a high admissions standard for entering students. Dr. Langsdorf assured CSP of a high quality student body. His action, requiring entering students to have been in the top 30 per cent of their high school graduating class, preceded state action making this requirement mandatory for all state colleges. The buildings also exemplify the pursuit of excellence. The six-story letters and science building is one of the largest and best equipped in the country. The new music-speech-drama building has three theatres, a speech and hearing clinic, and a television studio. The library, which will open in 1966, will house an audio- visual department. A future humanities-social science building will have facilities for 2000 students of language, geography, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and communications. However, faculty, admissions standards, and buildings alone cannot impart excellence to education. The most important quality is the atmosphere of creativity which Dr. Langsdorf has instilled at CSF for the last six years. We of the yearbook staff wish to dedicate this, the 196 ' i Titan. to President William B. Langsdorf, in recognition of his leader- ship in the pursuit of excellence in education at Cal-State Fullerton.

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Chairman of the Cabinet, President WiUiam Langsdorf Stuart F. McComb Executive Dean Bernard L. Hyink Dean of Instruction Gerhard E. Ehmann Dean of Educational Services Ernest A, Becker Dean of Students Jack E. Lyons Business Manager Mrs, Lois Herron Administrative Assistant President ' :