George Washington University - Cherry Tree Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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William Miller Collier, A. M., LL. D. President-Elect of the University! Dr. William Miller Collier, lecturer on Diplomacy in George Washington University, who becomes President this fall as the successor of Admiral Stockton, received his Bachelor ' s and Master ' s degrees at Hamilton College, and studied law at Columbia University, lie has held highly important and responsible government positions, has had wide experience as a teacher and as a practicing lawyer, and is the author of a number of books. He has served the national government as Minister to Spain, Assistant Attorney General, and as Solicitor of the Department of Commerce and Labor; he has served the New York State government as county court clerk, referee in bankruptcy for the Northern District, and Civil Service Commis- sioner, being President of the Board of Commissioners for two years. He has been an instructor of law in the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, the New York Law School, and George Washington University, and has practiced in Auburn, New York City, and elsewhere. He has travelled extensively in Europe, South America, and Africa. Me is well-known for his numerous writings on law, bankruptcy, diplomacy, and on economic questions. Dr, Collier brings to the office of President a knowledge of the needs and problems of the University, gained through his long friendship with Admiral Stockton and through his relations with the students as an instructor. 25