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Henderson ' s intense determination to ex- pand and improve Georgia Southern Col- lege led him to seek out friendships and associations within circles of influence and power. He promoted Georgia Southern everywhere he went, among educators, legislators, the state Board of Regents, and the public, and through his ability and ac- tivity built up an immense personal prestige and influence. His personal friendships with Georgia governors through the years and with other influential people are in large measure the key to President Henderson ' s success in leading the progress of the col-
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Henderson was named President of the college in 1948 by the Board of Regents, succeeding Judson C. Ward, who had served one year following the retirement of Dr. Marvin S. Pittman, and Paul S. Carroll was appointed Dean. In 1948 there were twelve buildings on the campus and an en- rollment of 724. The first half of the Marvin Pittman laborator school was in use, and around it centered most of the academic activity of the college, for the preparation of teachers for Georgia schools was still the main objective of the college. Under Hen- derson ' s leadership Georgia Teachers Col- lege came to be recognized as one of the top teacher education schools in the state; but President Henderson ' s vision and insight led him to seek to expand and broaden the program of the college. Pursuing this goal, he obtained approval of the Board of Re- gents for an A. B. degree program in history and English in 1955, launching the college on its way to becoming a liberal arts college. The mid-fifties brought a general surge of growth as the enrollment of the college in- creased rapidly and new buildings were added. In 1959, the name was changed again, this time to Georgia Southern Col- lege. 5
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