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F if O W fi .V ' la: . 5- V ing l?'1 if . ' DR. RICHARD A. HARVILL 14 PRE IDE T OF THE UNI ERSITY Heading the University Administrative or- ganization is President Richard A. Harvill. A Tennesseean, Dr. Harvill graduated from Mississippi State College and earned his M.A. from Duke University. In 1932 he received his doctorate from Northwestern. Two years later Dr. Harvill came to UA as an assistant professor of economics. In 1946 he was appointed Dean of the Graduate College, and in 1947 he became Dean of the Liberal Arts College. He filled this position until 1951 when the Board of Regents chose him as President of the University. Dr. Harvill opens scores of conventions yearly in addition to making over 100 speeches each year before service clubs, civic organiza- tions and schools. He belongs to Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Kappa Psi and Pi Gamma Mu. He is a member of the Kiwanis and Execu- tives Clubs of Tucson and also of the Ameri- can Economics Assn., Canadian Political Assn. and Pacific Coast Economics Assn.
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'EF' .f fpfw AT HOME in their library, Dr. and Mrs. Harvill stand beside a reproduction from the Samuel I-I. Kress Collection entitled Adoration of the Magi. Perhaps the busiest couple in Tucson - and the couple that accomplishes the most - is the president of the University and his wife, Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Harvill. Since his appointment as president, Dr. Harvill has seen the University grow and expand at an amazing rate. Annual Student enrollment including extension classes and correspond- ence courses has grown to 10,479 for 1957. Eighteen new build- ings have also been constructed during Dr. HarVil1'S tefm- The life of a university president's wife is a busy one but Mrs. Harvill finds time for many outside civic and philan- thropic works. She is a leader in campus and communifl' acflvl' ties that are designed to welcome foreign students, aid them in adjustment and integration and help them get the IHOSY Out Of their American college experience. As regional advisor for Arizona of the Institute for Inter- national Education, Mrs. Harvill keeps in C1056 much with the Institute's Rocky Mountain office in Denver and its main office in New York. Approximately 12 UA students this year are sponsored by the Institute and Mrs. Harvill follows their prog- ress closely and, with deep interest. Mrs. Harvill, a member of the YWCA's national board of directors, is active in its program for foreign students. She is also a member of the PEO Sisterhood which sponsors two S700 scholarships for foreign students. On the UA campus several sororities give sorority scholar- ships to girls from abroad and these students live as guests in the sorority houses during the school year. Mrs.. Harvill takes a special interest in these sorority scholars and frequently in- vites them and other foreign students to the Harvill home. Each fall the Harvills greet students at the Prexy Mixer. In the spring they entertain newly-elected campus leaders at a garden reception at their home in El Encanto Estates.
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