Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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vice president DR. WILLIAM H. COLEMAN. Vice President and Secretary of Bucknell Study, works mainly on the program of Bucknell Study, a two-year project designed to re-evaluate the curricula, to study the character of the student body, and to appraise the faculty as teachers and scholars. A core committee of the faculty has drawn up a set of objectives which will serve as a guide for the study. Dr. Coleman came to Bucknell in 1924 as an English professor, was appointed Dean of the Uni- versity in 1945. and was made Vice President in 1953. This summer he was appointed Secretary of the Bucknell Study. Dr. Coleman received his M.A. from Yale, his A.B. and Litt.D. from Arcadia, and has studied at Wisconsin. Harvard, and Cambridge. Vice presi ideiit A graduate of Bucknell in 1916. DR. DAYTON L. RANCK has been a member of its administrative staff since 1924 when he was named Comptroller. Subsequently he was appointed Treasurer and se- lected Vice President, finally becoming Director of Development in 1955. As Vice President and Director of Development, Dr. Ranck coordinates numerous committees, work- ing to accommodate the expansion of the Univer- sity. These committees ascertain the needs of the University, accumulate and assemble facts and figures concerning the necessary funds for these proposed projects, and examine possible avenues of assistance. Under Dr. Ranck ' s direction a pamphlet. Two Decades oj Decision, was published showing the progress in development and endowments. On cam- pus the results of Dr. Ranck ' s efforts are exempli- fied in the construction of the Freas-Rooke Swim- ming Pool, Swartz Hall, and the remodeling of many housing facilities. 22

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% « « dean of the university DR. KARL D. HARTZELL. as Dean of Bucknell University, is immediately responsible to the Presi- dent of the University for the planning and opera- tion of the academic program, in accordance with the policies established by the Trustees. He is con- cerned with the selection and appointment of the teaching staff, the maintenance of academic stan- dards, and the supervision of the curricula. He is also responsible for co-ordinating the admissions program with the basic purposes of the institution. At Bucknell. the entire physical education pro- gram, including inter-collegiate athletics, is under the direct supervision of Dean Hartzell. The direc- tors of the library, the extension division, and the summer school are also responsible to him. As a memb er of manv of the standing committees of the University, it is his function to see that all aspects of the educational program operate in a well inte- grated fashion and in harmony with the aims and purposes of the University. assistant to the president JOHN F. ZELLER. HI. a 1941 graduate of Buck- nell. has been serving in the administrative position of Assistant to the President since July. 1955. From 1952 until his present appointment, he was an as- sistant professor of political science at Bucknell. An attorney, he had been practicing in the Lewisburg area since 1949. In his capacity as Assistant to the President. Mr. Zeller serves as the chief business officer of the University. In addition, he acts as general assistant to the President by heading special committees and by supervising special projects. In the organization of the University there are many divisions which come under his direction. He must supervise the services of the Director of Food Services, Manager of the Bookstore, Manager of Apartment and Housing, Purchasing Agent. Super- intendent of Buildings and Grounds, and Treasurer and Comptroller. 23