Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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Pat Worthington Senior Representative -J, D. Snodgrass Treasurer Senior Representative Gary Robinson Bob Goodwin Sophomore Representative President S 11 Ci 'E Ct ' 1 Jack Speer 1 Q 6 Senior Representative Doug Lewis Sophomore Representative John Roberts Sophomore Representative

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Dr. John E. King Completes 13th Year As KSTC President Dr. John E. King became president of the Kansas State Teachers College in i953 upon appointment by the Kansas Board of Regents. The president of the college is charged by statute with the overseeing ofthe generaladministration of the institution. Dr. R. W. Wygle was appointed to the position ofad- ministrative assistant to the president upon his return in l965 after completing the doctoral degree requirements at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He formerly served as director of the Student Personnel Services Divi- sion. President King came to the Teachers College from the Duluth Campus of the University of Minnesota where he served as academic dean and later as provostfrom i947- 53, While at Duluth, Dr. King became interested in the pro- viding of an adequate higher education environment for physically handicapped students, He was instrumental in beginning rehabilitation programs in Emporia in l954, and since then the Teachers College has gained a reputation of being well equipped to meet the needs ot handicapped persons wanting to attend college. ln February, he assumed the duties of president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education with 689 member colleges and universities. President Lyndon B. Johnson has named him to serve on the President's Committee on the Employment of the Handicapped. WORKING OVERTIME is not an uncommon practiceamong college presidents- especially for a mon as active in educational affairs as President King, -Gin... Q., 1 DR. R. W. WYGLE, Administrative Assistant to the President, returned tothe Teachers College after completing his doctoral requirements at the University ofArkansas. ln l95-4, just a year after his coming to this state, the Topeka Daily Capital named him as the Outstanding Kansan in Education. During his first nine years at the helm of Teachers College administration,theenrollmentquadrupled and stood at 6,425 for the fall semester of this school year, an increase of MZ over the previous September. Governor William H. Avery recognized President King's willingness and devotion to serving the citizens of Kansas by appointing him to the Kansas Committee on Equal Status for Women. Education as a career, a college purpose, and a develop- mental state in human growth has always been otdeep concern to the President. ln the fall, he welcomes all new incoming students and offers them his Ten Points to Suc- cess, through the year he is consulted for advice in the Leadership Retreat and on matters ofconcernto the studentsg he has used his influence to make Emporia awell-known training center for the preparation of teachers, librarians and citizens, and he presents each graduating senior a di- ploma and congratulates him on a job well done. President is indeed a busy man, but he always seems to find the time to talk with dozens of students each week. He is an honorary member of almost every organization on campus. He realizes the position ofthe presidentin creating and promoting favorable relationships among the students, faculty, and the community in achieving more effectively the mission ofthe Teachers College. 17

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Ed Cates Vice-President QWQKQQ Qqidd Freslirnan Representaive Mike Mills Freshman Representative Robert Wilhelm Juxnior Representative Jagg,.W-3lliam.s,. Recording Secretary Junior Representative ff 'Peggy Hedges Q Corresponaing Sefrgary Junior Representative Glenna Phelps Freshman' Representative