University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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ADMINISTRATIVE HEADS Ralph E. Deal entered University service as Purchasing Agent in 1946 after eleven years on campus as a cashier. Deal, UA class of 1929, has twice been elected to the presidency of the Southern Arizona Football Official Association. Clifford Ed- wards, Business Office Manager for UA was connected with various rail- road companies from 1918 to 1925. New York-born Arthur Grant re- ceived his BA from Arizona in 1951 and promptly joined the faculty as an English instructor the following year. A member of Phi Kappa Phi, national honorary, Grant was ap- pointed Assistant Registrar in 1953. Robert Houston began his UA ca- reer as Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds and graduated to the development of airbases on Oki- nawa in World War II. Houston re- members the removal of 20,000 enemy mines and the exacting work of intelligence otiicer in Korea's Iron Triangle. He is now head of UA's physical plant. UA Registrar C. Zaner Lesher also received rec- ognition in wartime following his graduation from the University in 1917 with a BA in agriculture and a MA in business. After being award- ed the Croix de Guerre, Silver Star and Purple Heart, Lesher came to Tucson in 1922. Kenneth R. Mur- phy enrolled in UA as a student and remained as Comptroller upon ob- taining his BA in 1951. Murphy, a native of Illinois, is aiiiliated with Phi Kappa Phi and is Chairman of the Board of Saguaro Credit Union. An original Arizonian is Dave Wind- sor, Associate Director of Admis- sions, who was born in Casa Grande. He was awarded a BA in 1943 and his MA in 1951, as well as being honored in Phi Beta Kappa. Before returning to the Wildcat school, he fought with the army at Anzio. Max P. Vosskuhler, Extension Serv- ice Director, is a UA graduate. He received his BS and MS here. Choral work, dramatics and gardening are some of his leisure activities.

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DEAN OF MEN DEAN GF WOMEN ASSISTANT DEANS l l l ' l f N f u . R13 l, 3 . ' - P . if - t ni l '. N 'fMj.,.,-i'f ,. i Y I- . ttasg-Q.: -fi ,-tw: l aiL..jL,a::.,ii iii - -Neill -----.....,,,,.... .:.....:....,,C.Q -ztfzgrgtl. -Y..l.,. , , In his senior year at the University of Arizona, A. Louis Slonaker, now Dean of Men, received the Free- man Medal for excellence in char- acter and scholarship. As a UA varsity athlete he earned fourteen letters, the greatest number ever awarded at the University. Aside from his official duties as Dean of Men, Mr. Slonaker devotes much of his time to the Alumni Association. Under his impetus the Alumni Magazine and Directory were first published. He is now Executive Sec- retary of the organization. Karen L. Carlson, Dean of Women since 1951, has served as double hitch at the University. After serv- ing as Assistant Dean of Women at the UA from 1945-1949, Dr. Carl- son returned to Arizona to assume the Dean of Women's duties after being registrar for two years at the University of North Carolina Women's College. Latin and French were Dr. Carlson's majors. Dean Carlson, extremely active in UA women's activities, is a counselor to UA coeds. Assistant Deans Dorothy Clement and Darold Shutt counsel troubled students and meet with ASUA com- mittees as advisors. Dr. Shutt studied at the University of Illinois, receiv- ing his BA, MA and Ph.D. there. He flew 29 missions over Germany as a bomber pilot in 1942. Miss Cle- ment received an MA in music at Northwestern University and studied piano in London, England. She was in North Africa and Italy in 1943, serving the Red Cross.

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1 I I te I . Vw ., N. if 111L .I I ' .-TE-. Charles Tribolet, graduate manager, completed his college career at UA in 1930. Bumps was appointed graduate manager after serving four years in the Navy. His office sets up the campus calendar and athletic budget and finances student organi- zations. Fleming Bennett, head librarian, is a graduate of Fairmont State Col- lege and holds a BS in library sci- ence from Ohio's Western Reserve University. He has served as head of acquisitions for Columbia Univer- sity libraries. Boyd Allen also graduated from the University in 1930. He was presi- dent of his senior class and the student body. Nicknamed Mr. Ari- zona of Greater New York,', he led the Alumni Association there for nine years. With a wide background in school administration, Dr. T. C. Johnston assumed his duties as director of UA Placement Service in 1956. He was elected to Who's Who from Central State College in Oklahoma. He received his Ph.D. from the Uni- versity of Arizona. VISUAL AIDS BUREAU: Venice M. Lindsay tdirectorj, Robert Pierce, Laura McNeill and Mrs. Merlyn Prince. UNIVERSITY SERVICES The otlicials on these pages perform the services essential to keep the University operating as a func- tional whole. The head librarian is responsible for the maintenance of all library facilities up to maximum efficiency. The Placement Bureau tracks down job op- portunities for University students. The ASUA Photo Division keeps busy recording all campus goings-on with the camera, while the infirmary keeps equally busy treating student illness. The Alumni Secretary and his staff have charge of the University's relations with its alumni in all parts of the world. The Graduate Manager advises ASUA leaders in planning the campus calendar, and pays the bills for student publications and organizations. Edu- cational films for UA classrooms are supplied by the Visual Aids Bureau. All news for public release is handled by the Press Bureau. In addition to the daily radio broadcasts concerning UA activities, a TV film is sent to Phoenix to be telecast each Sunday. RADIO-TV BUREAU: Mrs. Gertrude Masterson, Wes Johnson, Harry Atwood, Ben Markland tdirectorj, and Frank Barreca.