Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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J. A. HILLENBRAND P. EDGERTON VIRGINIIK C. MEIKEDITH J. L. KIMBROUGI-I BO RD OE TRUSTEES A modern organization must have an ex- ecutive board to pass on matters of policy and procedure in order that the organization for which it is acting may function with the greatest efficiency and for the best interests of the majority which it serves. The Board of Trustees acts in such a capacity for Purdue University and the general public. The mem- bers of the Board are chosen from the out- standing leaders of science, industry, and ag- riculture in the State of Indiana and are there- fore competent to make the program of the University correspond with the needs of the state for education along specialized lines. As legally constituted, the membership of the Board of Trustees must represent indus- try, agriculture, and the citizens at large, and one of these citizens chosen at large must be a Woman. One member of the group repre- senting agriculture must be a graduate of the University. The varied occupations and the mature judgment of those who constitute the Board of Trustees make it fully competent to pass on all matters which come Within its jur- isdiction. David E. Ross is the President of the Board, and Cecil G. Fowler serves as its Treasurer. The other members of the present Board are J. A. Hillenbrand, Palmer Edgerton, Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, J. L. Kimbrough, R. A. Simpson, E. Hall, W. Noel, and K. Lilly. Miss Mary M. Williams acts as Secre- tary for the Board of Trustees. The present personnel of the Board upholds a long tradition of having in its membership citizens of the state interested not only in higher education, but in the application of ab- stract learning in a practical Way. R. A. SIMPSON J. E. HALL J. W. NOEL J. K. LILLY C173

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DAVID E. RDSS The present Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Purdue University is David E. Ross of Lafayette. For the past twelve years Mr. Ross has served as a member of the Board, and as its Chairman for the past five years. Since his appointment Mr. Ross has been a leader, encouraging the modernization of the University which has taken place in the last decade. It was through his efforts that the University has arranged for and DAVID E. ROSS adopted a systematic building program for the next fifty years. Mr. Ross was graduated from the Univer- sity from the School of Electrical Engineer- ing in the Class of 1893 and became con- nected with the Ross Gear and Tool Com- pany. With the expansion of the automotive trade Mr. Ross became one of the prominent C163 leaders of the industry, but the calls on his time by the industry with which he was affili- ated did not prevent him from devoting much of his energy toward maintaining the continued progress which Purdue was mak- ing. As Chairman of the Building Commit- tee of the Purdue Memorial Union Building he was closely identified with that project until its successful completion. With charac- teristic foresight he donated a tract of one hundred and fifty-seven acres West of the Agricultural Campus to be used as the future University airport. The Ross-Ade Stadium is another material witness of the real interest which Mr. Ross, Mr. George Ade, and Pro- fessor Spitzer have in the University, for it was through their gifts of land and money that the home of many Boilermaker athletic contests was made possible. Mr. David E. Ross was also instrumental in creating the Purdue Research Foundation, an organization which has done much to aid industries by utilizing the facilities for re- search in the fields of science and engineering which the University affords. Mr. Ross has assigned several of his patent rights over to the Purdue Research Foundation to aid the Foundation in carrying on its program. Among these has been the patent rights for the new road-safety development, called the Highway Reflectorn, which Mr. Ross in- vented to make highway travel more safe at night. Mr. Ross has also been intimately con- nected with the development of Rostonen, which may revolutionize the building indus- try by placing an inexpensive, durable, and beautiful building material on the market. Even with the multitude of interests which Mr. Ross has, he has not lost interest in the students themselves. He is deeply interested in student self-government and all other media by which students may learn to assume a responsible part in society.

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M. L. FISHER R. B. STEWART DEAN OF MEN A man in the position of Dean of Men in any Univer- sity is confronted with daily tasks having to do with the guiding and regulating of student conduct. The solution of each of these problems requires a deep understanding of human nature and a sincere appreciation of student prob- lems. Purdue has such a dean. Dean M. L. Fisher has been affiliated with the faculty of the University for more than thirty years and was a pro- fessor of agronomy before being selected as Dean of Men upon the retirement of Prof. Stanley Coulter. DEAN OF WOMEN MISS CAROLYN E. SHOEMAKER fDeceasedj CONTROLLER At the head of the business side of the University is Mr. R. B. Stewart. He is charged with the supervision and con- trol of approximately one hundred and twenty different cash funds affecting the budgets of some two hundred oper- ating departments which employ more than one thousand peopleg this is but part of his work, because he has charge of planning for the continued growth of the University's physical equipment. The staffs carrying on these functions handle thousands of transactions annually, and the efficient and satisfactory manner in which the Hnances of the University are dis- bursed is a tribute to the financial acumen of Mr. R. B. Stewart. C187