Bowling Green State University - Key Yearbook (Bowling Green, OH)

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F razler Beams E T Rodgers Ca 1 S r c V -, 3 7 I , i 1 U 7 J I u -. , 1 P On lllay 10, l952, Dr. Ralph W. 'Mcllonald was inaugurated as President ol' the Uni- versity. Although he was not officially in- stalled as president until this date, he actively filled the head administrative post of the University throughout the year. Dr. lVleDonald made many speeches and addresses to groups throughout the nation this year, spreading the name of Bowling Green to many places. He also made many changes in the administrative set-up of the University, and was responsible for the redeeoration of many University offices. Dr. McDonald was executive secretary of the Department of Higher Education in the National Education Association in Wash- ington, D. C., before coming to Bowling Green. He also held the position of execu- tive secretary for the National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Dr. McDon- ald received his A.B. degree from Hendrix College, in Conway, Ark., his M.A. at Duke University, and attended law school at the University of North Carolina. if -----'cz' 4 V -.-yi. A A-M V V SARS QF hwyn I I l 6 l l I 1 i . i Z I . lx? Q f 5 X, P w 1 I Y I , . Mx Q t

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'X i1'QgEfim i mjfyf ' jf, Q ,Q Ralph G. Harshman, Dean ol' Administra- tion, was also a professor in the College of Business Administration. His degrees include a B.S. in Education from Ohio Northern Uni- versity, and an RTA. and Ph. D. from Ohio State. He joined the staff in 1936. Cowlmfeil l.EFT T0 RIGHT AROUND THE TABLE: R. J. Overman, A. Torgeson, F. Currier, J. R. Dav- lson, R. G. Harshman, J. W. Bunn, R. H. Gecr, A. B. Conklin, B. Taylor, V. Platt.