Drexel University - Spartan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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ENFURCING THE PULICIES LARGELY RESPONSIBLE for the appli- cation of policy at Drexel are Dean Gal- phin, Dean of Admissions ibottom leftl, Miss Boyajian, Registrar, Dr. Bonnell, vice-president ftop leftl, Dr. Arnett, school physician Ctop centerl, and Mr. Kapp, co-op administrator. A CONFERENCE typical of those fre- quently held iind Mr. Martin, Buildings and Grounds ileftl, Mr. Dix, Comptroller Ccenterj, Mr. Baughman, development Cstandingl, and Mr. Myers, vice-president and treasurer collaborating on future development. ,nv-. '

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FURMULATING, INITIATING AND IJIRECTING The Board of Trustees is an ever influencing factor in the decisions of Drexel. While the average student has little or no contact with this governing body and is un- aware of the functions performed by it, his life at Drexel is constantly affected by its decisions. The Board of Trustees determines school policy in financial matters, tuition, acquirement of new facilities, and scholarships. Appointments of faculty are made by the Trustees and degrees are conferred by their authority. BOARD OF TRUSTEES-Seated: M. I. Blum, F. S. Friel, R. P. Brown, J. Creese, A. J. Nesbitt, C. J. Biddle, P. E. Foerderer, B. L. Keyes. Standing: L. J. Woods, H. M. Myers, D. W. R. Morgan, C. G. Simpson, F. H. Griffin, I. W. Roberts, R. Bailey, J. H. Robins, C. A. Sienkiewitz, H. L. Buck, R. G. Knowing the Boardis interest in the student body, Dr. .lames Creese is an active member in an ex-officio capac- ity. He serves as a link between the student body and administrative interests. Currently, Drexel alumni are Honorary Chairman, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board. They are Richard P. Brown, Albert J. Nesbitt and Francis S. Friel. These men, as do the other members, continue to con- tribute much to the success of Drexel. Rincliffe, E. Starr, M. C. Webb. Not pictured: J. T. Buckley, A. J. Cassatt, H. F. Dever, J. E. Gowen, C. L. Huston, J. B. Jones, J. McGowan, J. S. McQuade. G. L. Morrison, J. D. Otley, A. J. D. Paul, W. M. Scott.

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DEAN BROTHERS DEAN MATHESON DEAN CHAPMAN DEAN RIDDLE DEAN HARVEY DEAN BOWMAN BEANS 0F CULLEGES DEAN BROTHERS CAME to Drexel in 1927 as an instructor in Civil Engineering. He had previously received his Bachelor's Degree in C.E. from North Carolina State College. While at Drexel the Dean was active in the fields of surveying and structural design. During the Second World War he served on the National Defense Research Committee and with the U. S. Air Force by doing research and analysis of physical damage to building and machine struc- tures. In 1958, he was appointed the Dean of the College in Engineering. SERVING DREXEL SINCE 1934, Dean Matheson has contributed much to help Drexel attain its pres- ent standards in the College of Business Administra- tion. The year 1941 witnessed his taking a temporary leave from his position at Drexel to serve as Chief Economist of the Machinery Branch of the O.P.A. He returned from Washington, D. C., in 1946 and was appointed Dean of the Business College in 1951. DEAN CHAPMAN RECEIVED her B.S. in Education from the University of Missouri. She then attended Columbia University, where she secured her M.A. Coming to Drexel in 1924, she rose to the position of Dean of Home Economics in 1945. HAVING FIRST ENCOUNTERED Drexel as a stu- dent of Engineering, Dean Riddle returned to teach in 1927 Upon attaining the rank of full professor, he was appointed Director of the Evening College in 1949, and assumed -his-present positionsas--Dean and Director of the Evening College in 1952. The Dean has also served as president of both the Association of University Evening Colleges and Alpha Sigma Lambda. His afiiliations with the Engineer's Club of Philadelphia, the Rotary Club, the Boy Scouts of America, and similar organizations, are testi- monies to the broad scope of his interests. DFI. HARVEY IS THE most recent member of the faculty to be appointed to Dean. He graduated from Dartmouth with his A.B. degree and proceeded to earn his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. Prior to coming to Drexel, he served as head librarian at Kansas State Teachers College. ORIGINALLY A PHILADELPHIAN, Dean Bowman once taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for seven years. He returned to teach at Drexel in 1926, and headed the department of Civil Engineering until elevated to the dual position of Dean of Engi- neering and Dean of the Faculty in 1953. His respon- sibilities have since been reduced to serving only as Dean of the Faculty, now a full-time job in itself. The Dean presently is affiliated with the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education, the Engineers Club of Phila- delphia, and several Greek Societies.