Eastern New Mexico University - Silver Pack Yearbook (Portales, NM)

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EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY ' PORTALES Office of the President January 14 1966 . The Associated Students Eastern New Mexico University Portales, New Mexico Dear Students: It is a real privilege to greet you as fellow Greyhounds . I certainly want to wish each one of you the ultimate of success , both personally and professionally.. ln my first year at Eastern I have been genuinely impressed by the high calibre of students on our campus . We are fortunate in having students who are not only academically well qualified but who also possess the personal character traits requisite for a successful life. While in college we make life-long friendships . We hope that the friends you make at Eastern will be cherished throughout your life. lf any of us on the faculty or staff can ever be of assistance to you while you are in school or after you have left Eastern please 4 let us know. Cordially, CJL..,,e..w, Charles W . Meister President

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if f '3-.s2fesr.-,, , in o lt E W 'XX I 11 T3 IlX'I? 1L.1E31l. Ill 1hl'I.'Nl'1EL'il.1SL7i.'II 'YK President Ehezrles W. M eisfer Eastern New Mexico University heads into a new era of growth in 1965-1966, with its largest enrollment in history, 3,357 students, and a new president, Charles W. Meister, a man whose name is synonymous with growth. Dr. Meister succeeded Dr. Donald C. Moyer, who be- came president of Nevada Southern University. The new president came to Eastern from Arizona State College, Flagstaff, Arizona, where he was academic vice- president and dean of instruction. His family includes his wife, Eleanor, and two children. Dr. Meister received his B.A. degree from Central YMCA College, Chicago, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Dr. Meister holds the faculty rank of professor of English. He is an authority on the Russian novelist and playwright, Chekhov. President Meister served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during World War II. While serving in the European Theater, he was awarded five battle stars. He was Deputy U.S. Representative for Education and Religious Affairs for the Four-Power Agency governing Berlin, at the end of World War II. In his first year at Eastern, the president has developed an empathy with University students, because of his concern with their problems and his custom of making himself available to students. Q 4 ifgzf i?ag?'af ,arp Otfttt at :lf PWM The Asso Eastern l Portales, Dear Stud It is a rea certainly t both perse In my first the high cg MUG stu 'ttf alsa p ., ANAQ: -x ttl L'-C-u. x ,F V., Q C12 CQ fifttrencg tram f' Witt fi?-t um

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