University of Colorado - Coloradan Yearbook (Boulder, CO)

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Board of Regents Left to right: Frank D. Allen, Akron; Eugene A. Bond, Leadville; E. Roy Campbell, Denver; Vol B. Fischer, Boulder; President Robert L. Stearns; Carl D. McKinley, Greeley; Clifford W. Mills, Denver; Lawrence W. Cole, Boulder. Missing from the group is Dr. Martin D. Currigan, Denver Members of the Board of Regents are elected by popular vote in the State every two years to serve six- year terms. The board formulates policies, authorizes all business, makes all appointments, and assumes the responsibility of the institution. Executive Council Standing: Rowland W. Dunham, Dean of College of Music; Professor Gordon Alexander, Head of Biology; Professor G. G. Fullerton, Business School, Acting Head; O. C. Lester, Dean of the Graduate School; Professor Carl Borgmon, Head of Chemical Engineering Seated in bock row: Harl R. Douglass, Director of College of Education; Edward C. King, Dean of Low School; Horry G. Carlson, Dean of Men; Warren Roeder, Professor of Civil Engineering; H. S. Evans, Dean of the College of Engineering; H. C. Washburn, Dean of College of Pharmacy Seated in front row: Jacob Van Ek, Dean of Arts and Sciences; Lydio L. Brown, Dean of Women; President Robert L. Stearns. Missing from picture: Maurice H. Rees, Dean of Medical School; Elmore Peterson, Dean of School of Business; Clifford Houston, Dean of Summer Quarter The Council is composed of the President of the University, the deans of the colleges, and four members elected from the University Senate, they are not eligible to succeed themselves. It deals with emergency problems, formulates and enforces temporary regulations.

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w H — ' f? ' I I I mf W Bit r i K 1 w ROBERT L. STEARNS, President of the University of Colorado, first knew the University as his own Alma Mater, from which he received his B.A. degree in 1914. His LL.B. he obtained at Colum- bia University in 1916. In 1917, he enlisted in the U. S. army, and rose to the rank of captain in four months. Later he practiced law in Denver, and was head of the Colorado Bar Association, and the Denver Bar Association for four years. As a result of a campaign he led to uncover defects in the system of selecting judges, reforms were inaugurated throughout the nation. In 1935, he became Dean of the C. U. Law School, and in 1939 was honored with the presi- dency of the University.

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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION FRED E. ADEN Mr. Aden has been registrar and counsellor at Colorado since 1929. He keeps ell academic records of students entering and enrolled in the University. General University correspondence, publication of catalogues and bulletins, statistics on classes and students ore all handled through his department. Mr. Aden is especially interested in religious work and is active in the Wesley Foundation. ROWLAND W. DUNHAM Mr. Dunham, Dean of the College of Music, come to the University in 1927. He was graduated from the New Eng- land Conservatory of Music, and attended Ohio Wesleyan University. He is an authority on Church music and Asso- ciate Editor of THE AMERICAN ORGANIST. During the summer he is guest professor at Boston University. Bridge, baseball, and billiards ore his hobbies. RALPH L. CROSM As Head of the Scl has succeeded in e| that it is gaining also Director of student advisor and ciate Alumni, he-has will of the Uni ' enjoys golf and bill lism. Professor Crosman improving the School so nition. Mr. Crosman is ,cations. As a travelling Secretary of the Asso- n in spreading the good In his spare time, he JACOB VAN EK Dr. Van Ek, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has the rare gift of remembering names and faces among the thousands who hove passed under his tutelage at Colorado. His B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees were obtained from the University of Iowa. In 1928-29 he was awarded the Albert Kohn Fellowship, and observed governments and customs in sixteen countries. Dr. Von Ek has gained statewide reputation for his ability to analyze political and sociol problems. EDWARD C. KING m ' Mr. King this year became Dean of the Law School, suc- ceeding President Robert L. Stearns. He received his train- ing at Denver University, there obtaining his A.B. and LL.B. degrees. Taxation, trusts, and legal ethics are his particular interests in the field of law; he is well acquainted with both the practical and pedagogical problems of the profession. Dean King may be found playing tennis or golf when he is not figure-skating. V • 20