Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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PRESIDENT FREDERICK O. PINKHAM Dr. Frederick O. Pinkham received his A.15. from Kalamazoo College. He then attended Stanford Uni- versity where he earned his master's degree and doctorate. Both Kalamazoo College and Lawrence College have awarded him honorary L.L.D. degrees. Prior to becoming President of Ripon College, Dr. Pinkham held the positions of Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Accrediting and Assist- ant to the President of George Washington Univer- sity. He came to Ripon April 1, 1955 because “Ripon had a fine past and a good deal of potential for the future.” Dr. Pinkham’s role is three-fold: he is President of the College, the Trustees, and the Faculty. He feels that the purpose of the college is to provide the best education it can, consistent with its philosophy. It is his job to manage, lead and direct the activities of the college to that end. President Pinkham serves as chairman of the As- sociated Colleges of the Midwest and of the Midwest College Council. He is secretary of the Wisconsin foundation of Independent Colleges. He is also a member of numerous other educational commissions. 25

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The home where President Pinkham resides with his wife and three children is a familiar landmark on the campus. Steve and Mrs Pinkham listen as Dr. Pinkham performs. The President and his wife enjoy attend- ing college functions Because his job leaves little time for leisure, the President finds enjoyment in his work. 24

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DEAN OF THE COLLEGE ROBERT P. ASHLEY Robert P. Ashley, Dean of the College, received his A.B. at Bowdoin College, graduating cum laude with honors in English and membership in Phi Beta Kap- pa. He received both his M.A. and Ph D. from Har- vard University. Dean Ashley has taught English at Portland and Colby Junior Colleges, Harvard Uni- versity, Washington and Jefferson College and the United States Military Academy, West Point. A num- ber of 1ns articles on Wilkie Collins have appeared in Nineteenth-Century Fiction. and other quarterlies and journals. He has also written and edited a number of books on this man and his work in addition to being the author of two historical novels for teenagers: Reb- el Riders and The Stolen Train. As academic dean. Dean Ashley has worked with the student Academic Affairs Committee, and chaired the discussion of “The College as an Academic Com- munity” at the Wingspread Conference held in No- vember. At this time he introduced the possibilities of a Challenge program, which would change the con- vocation program to allow debates and convoca- tions given by the faculty. The main academic project within the next, few years will be the strengthening of the departments now existing at Ripon. This work has begun already. The Dean also works with the faculty in determin- ing the courses required to earn the bachelors de- gree. Here too, much work has been done and is still in process, so that the student, upon graduation, will jKxssess tiie fullest liberal aits education possible in an institution professing Ripens’ academic beliefs. 26