Western Illinois University - Sequel Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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[WKwmnmma Provost Coordinates University Departments As Western has grown academically, the duties and responsibilities of Dr. Earl Forennan, Provost, have also grown. Besides coordinating the University departments and acting as assistant to the President, Dr. Foreman has new duties. Two chief responsibilities in the past year have been: (I) to act on the steering committee helping to organize Western ' s report to NCATE and (2) to serve as a mem- ber of the Illinois Board of hHigher Education which is working on the master plan for new programs in Illinois education. Dr. Foreman holds the MA degree from Bradley and the Ed.D. from the University of Illinois. As Provost, Dr. Foreman develops and carefully watches over the University ' s programs, and is ever working to upgrade and maintain academic standards. i DR. EARL FOREMAN Provost of the University Ayre psrti Univi lorT. Sir ment COORDINATING THE POLICIES of all state universities is the State Teachers College Board Including: Front Row: William E. Reed, Morton H. Hollingsworth, Harriet Lowden Madlener. R. A. Stipes, Jr.. Nobel J. Puffer, Paul Stone. Back Row: William E. McBride, Clarence R. Ropp, George T. Wilkins, Carl Dunbar, Jack Alfred. Mr. Dunbar is the Macomb member. Dr. F. H. McKeivey, Executive Officer, is pictured in the Insert.

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PRESIDENT A. L. Knoblauch hesitates before Sherman Hall to look at the blueprints of tomorrow ' s campus. ► 1 A COLLEGE PRESIDENT has a busy schedule. Dr. Knob- lauch finds time for a smile for everyone. DESK, PAPERS, PEN, and the capable hands of Dr. Knoblauch make Western ' s history. . ' II ■ t$ ' 8 .

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DR. GLENN AYRE Dean of School of Arts and Sciences DR. ROLF W. LARSON Dean of the School of Education Serving as Dean of Arts and Sciences is Dr. Glenn Ayre, the former head of the university mathematics de- partment. Dr. Ayre holds degrees from Southern Illinois University, University of Michigan, and Peabody College for Teachers. Since the creation of the school of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Ayre has established the department of psychology, and speech and dramatic arts. Courses have also been initiated In philosophy and anthropology, and other aca- demic areas have been strengthened. Sixteen depart- ments now give degrees in Liberal Arts. This year, a council of the School of Arts and Sciences has been es- tablished to serve as the policy recommending body of the school. The former Dean of the School of Education, Dr. Rolf W. Larson, is now employed as the Associate Director of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Dr. Larson was a member of the steering committee that planned Western ' s report to NCATE. It was under his direction that the Education Department revised its program to meet accreditation standards. While at Western, Dr. Larson also served as chair- man of the Teachers Education Council, hie received his degrees from Central State College in Wisconsin, Northwestern, and the University of Minnesota. Deans Provide Key to Higher Education DR. JULIAN L.ARCHER Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Under the direction of Dr. J. L. Archer, the Graduate School has developed a two-fold purpose: (I) maintain- ing high standards of scholarship and (2) satisfying the needs of an increasing number of graduate students. Looking forward to the future, the school has estab- lished a two year graduate program for students in ed- ucational administration. Candidates may receive de- grees for Master of Science in Education, the Certificate of Advanced Study, Master of Arts, and Master of Science. Dr. Archer received his Ph.D. from New York Univer- sity, and has been at Western since 1931.