Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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' fi dfir ;(:,0f!i? gf W. D. HOSFORD, Jr. Vice President and General Mana- qer, John Deere Co. DR. MAURICE C. HOWARD Physician, Professor Emeritus of Medicine. The Creighton University MORRIS E. JACOBS President. Bozell Jacobs. A. F. JACOBSON Inc. President Northwestern Bell Tele phone Company CLARENCE L. LANDEN Chairman of the Board. The Central National Insurance Group of Omaha JOHN F. MERRIAM Chairman of the Board, Natural Gas Company W. B. MILLARD, Jr. Northern Chairman of the Board, The Omaha National Bank DANIEL J. MONEN, Sr. Senior Vice President, The Omaha National Bank EDWARD F. PETTIS Secretary-Treasurer, J. L. Brandeis Sons V. J. SKUTT Chairman of the Board President. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. GILBERT C. SW ANSON Chairman of the Board President. Butter-Nut Foods Co. RICHARD W. WALKER President. Byron Reed Co.. Inc. ts

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f bdrcl of Hegen is MILTON S. LIVINGSTON, Chainnan of the Board ol Regents. President, Major Appliance Co. Eighteen outstanding men of Omaha, who have proved themselves successful both in their professions and as citi- zens in their community, make up the Creighton University Board of Regents, which advises and aids the University administrators. These men, who devote much of their valu- able time and extensive energy to Creighton, meet once a month to discuss, analyze, and take action on the problems of the university, both scholastic and financial. In addition to its monthly meetings, the Board functions through three standing committees. The University Relations Committee, under the direction of John F. Davis, offers advice on matters involving the university and its relations to the community. A Financial Consultant Committee, with W. B. Millard, Jr., as chairman, advises the university on ways and means of securing and managing funds. And the third committee, the Campus Planning Development Committee, directed by Leo A. Daly, advises the University on the con- struction of new buildings. At present the Board includes members of the medical and legal professions and representatives of many of Omaha ' s leading businesses. New members ore elected for a term of five years by ' the present members, who vote for the most qualified man. A regent may be re-elected to sub- sequent terms provided he has not reached the age of sev- enty. After his term or terms on the Board of Regents expires, the member is honored with a lifetime position on the Presi- dent ' s Council. National representatives of the Board are Charles E. Becker of Springfield, Illinois; Frond Hand, M.D., of San Francisco, California; Charles H. Juergens of New York City, New York. LEO A. DALY, Vice Chairman of the Board of Regents. President, Leo A. Daly Co. GEORGE B. BOLAND Attorney L W. CARPENTER, IR.. Former Chair- man of the Board. Carpenter Paper Co. JOHN F. DAVIS President First National Bank of Omaha. WILLLAM F. FITZGERALD President, Commercial Savings Loon Assn.

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P 0i s0J A wide variety of campus problems, plans, and projects are daily discussed, analyzed, and directed in the animated office of Rev. Austin E. Miller, S. J., Dean of Student Affairs now for the tenth year. In addition to overseeing — with the help of the Dean of Women — student disci- pline, dormitories, and off-campus housing in his capacity as Dean of Men, Father Miller is chairman member, or moderator of numerous committees and groups: the Faculty Committee on Student Life, the Spiritual Life Committee, the Parking Committee, the Student Health Committee, the Publications Committee, Athletic Council, Student Board of Governors, and Inter- fraternity Council. Father Miller also directs the operation of the Student Center and acts as a liaison between the administration and the food service management. Coordinating the activities of all student organizations, checking the attendance at Mass and retreats, posting part-time job opportunities and other such duties and services add to the work load of Father Miller and his affable secretary. Miss Vera McCoy. Father Miller is also a respected authority on labor-management relations. He has been Director of the Creighton Institute of Industrial Relations since 1947 and is a member of both state and national Labor Advisory Councils. He is active in mediation and arbitration of labor disputes and is always eager to discuss field of labor relations with interested student groups. Caring for the welfare of the women students, who now constitute almost one- third of the Creighton enrollment, is the responsibility of Mrs. Maurine Hamilton, women ' s counselor at Creighton since 1944 and Dean of Women since 1950. Mrs. Hamilton, together with Mrs. Eileen Lie- ben, Assistant Dean of Women, directs the women ' s dorms and dorm activities, the girls ' physical education program, and the girls ' Mass and retreat attendance. In addition, the Dean of Women ' s Office conducts the New-Students ' Tea in the fall and a Christmas Tea for nuns from throughout the city. Mrs. Hamilton is moderator of The Pan-Hellenic Council and of Gamma Pi Epsilon, Jesuit Women ' s Honorary Soror- ity. She has, in addition, been active in community activities. Most significant of her many awards and honors is Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice, the papal decoration for extraordinary work in Catholic activ- ities and education. Mrs. Hamilton received her B.A. de- gree from the University of Nebraska and her Master ' s degree from Creighton. 16