University of California Irvine - Cortex Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

Page 69 text:

V ,. y, Xi M 1 ,, X I Ytzmm, CLARK KERR, a memberfof the:-Califoirnia dcademic commurfityisince 19415, hasi contributed extensively to the growth 'and development of the state educational system as author, instructor, Chancellor, and finally as Presiderrftof?iithei'sUniive'rsity ofi California. Coming to the' Berkeley campus of the University? astdilitt-:cfor'IlofIthte Institute of Industrial Relations, +CIdrk Kerr became Chancellof of thiat campus ini 1952. ln 1958 Dr. Kerr became President ofthe University and spoke in his inaugural address as twelfth' President of the dyriiarriics of progress I. .. ff-in the- Universityg In his 1966 Report of theliPresident, Dr. Kerr of the growth ofthe University 'over the past eight years: The University' of California in 1958 faced the greatest challenge in its history. This challenge ivvas to double its size over the next eight 'years while preserving its highacadernic A 'f S' I 3. -fm .gn -fs: -vii: Eight years later in 1966, we cVan,say.:th,at this challenge was rnet. The University has doubled its size: The University has also maintained, even improved, its distinction in the acade- I P 5 - , 5 5:5 'ft ix :KT ff? mic, world. lt Xygi has faced the two imperativesfgquantigy requirements of both. Forgthe growth and yprosperity ofthe University of ,California between thefyears .1958 andy 1966, C'0'k Keffs fake As prominent as Clark Kerr's name has become in acadeijpic circles, he is equally well known asa labor arbitrator arid has my ,servedgin that role in many important laborsldisputes.gIgl,e:,Q,aNs served his country as amember of several Pres,idegtiq,I,,co,mmisssignsiand ciomrnittees and has served Presidents Kennedyand Eisenhower., Dr. Kerr also. served with War .Labor Board during World War II. ,V . y g y f .f 'ww . V i s 1 1- Ms e , ,mv .msxvw :W f I ,A - - , -- -- 7 s , 1, , , sw Dr, Kerr received his bacheI.or's degree ,,, , at Sw,arthmo,r,e College and his Berkeley in 1939. His career as a orofessor has ,included teaching assignments, at Antioch College, Stanford, The University of Washington and finally Berkeley. He has received honorary degrees from at number of Universitiesgangl colleges Harvard, Princeton, Pomona, Occidental, George Washington University, ,Bor5lea,51x,, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 1 Because -of his intense desire to stren,gthen,tl'1e University as world leader ,in education and his sincere interestgfin theywelfare of his state aancl,,his3nqtiog, and because of his special interest, in the success of the, experiment in education heregsat, Irvine: The editors and staff of the UC EYE wish to dedicate the 19b7yearbook to Dr. Clark Kerr, former, ,President of the University of California. 1 . . Q., reputation. lt facedftwwo rgrtperativesgr qgiargityianid kaualityi it has evaded the obligations of neitliiierggiit has

Page 71 text:

E ,A if-5 Z2 sf' 4 'f 1 4 , - 133 L I 17 f 53 rf i I