University of Houston - Houstonian Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Administration REALIZED IN STATE’S ACCEPTANCE CHANCELLOR A. D. BRUCE ponders one of the many daily problems in the relative quietness of his office-study on the second floor of the Ezekiel W. Cullen Building. GATHEREO with Genorol Bryce is the office staff that assists him In tho day-to-day administration of University business.

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(Jiancellor CHANCELLOR’S DREAM SPACIOUS YARDS surrounding fhe chancellor's home provide on excellent place for outdoor relaxation away from fho campus. GENERAL A. D. BRUCE BUILT GOODWILL FOR UNIVERSITY Another victory may be credited to an eminent tactician . . . the victory of gaining a place in the Texas System of Higher Education for the University of Houston. A. D. Bruce, Lt. General, USA Retired, came to the University of Houston on September 1, 1951, to assume the office of president. In December of 1956, he was elevated to the newly-created chancellor position. Previous to his arrival in Houston he served as the commandant (president) of the Armed Forces Staff College. General Bruce received a B.S. degree from Texas A M College in 1916 and an honorary LL.D. in 1946. Entering the regular Army as a second lieutenant in June, 1917, he retired after 37 years of active service. His record in World Wars I and II is indicated by this nation’s Distinguished Service Cross and decorations from the Army, Navy, Air Force and foreign governments. During World War II, he activated the Tank Destroyer Center at Fort Hood, Texas, and later commanded the 77th Infantry Division during some of the most crucial fighting in the South Pacific. His postwar duties included those of the first governor of Hokkaido, Japan, while his division occupied that island, and later in service in Korea. Since his return to his home state, Chancellor Bruce has served as a board director of the Southwest Research Institute, trustee of Scott and White Memorial Hospital and held numerous memberships in Houston clubs. Much of the wider academic and over-all acceptance experienced by the University has been made possible through the chancellor’s outstanding service and steadfast devotion. Truly a great leader ... General A. D. Bruce. USIC SERVES os a posfimo (or General and Mrs. Bruce who often end leisure time of fhe piano recalling some of fheir fovorifo melodies. AN AMUSING STORY brings o laugh to General Bruce as he and his wife sit in the living room of the chancellor's home at 3612 Parkwood.

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Vice Presidents UH NAMES NEW PRESIDENT DR. PHILIP G. HOFFMAN MADE CHIEF EXECUTIVE TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1%1—The governing hoard of the University of Houston accepted the application of General A.D. Bruce for retirement as the chief executive, effective August 31, 1961. Announcing the retirement, Colonel W. B. Bates, chairman of the board, paid tribute to General Bruce for his “distinguished service since assuming leadership of the University.’’ He said that General Bruce would become chancellor emeritus. Simultaneously, Colonel Bates announced the appointment of Dr. Philip G. Hoffman as president and chief executive, effective September 1, 1961. He was the unanimous choice of a selection committee appointed to nominate a new president. A TELEVISION NEWSREEL cameraman records the press conference statements concerning the change. VIEWERS AT HOME saw and heard General Bruce commend Dr. Hoffman for his service to the University. VICE PRESIDENCY IS BIG JOB Dr. Philip G. Hoffman came to the University of Houston in 1957 as vice-president and dean of faculties. Prior to coming to Houston, Dr. Hoffman was Dean of General Extension Division of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, and later Dean of Faculties and professor of history at Portland State College, Portland, Oregon. Born in Kobe, Japan in 1915, while his parents were serving as missionaries, he came with them to the United States at the age of five to reside in Oregon. After receiving a bachelor’s degree at Pacific Union College and master’s at the University of Southern California, Dr. Hoffman entered the navy at the beginning of World War II to serve as a naval intelligence officer. Following the war he returned to Ohio State University and he received his doctorate in history in 1948. Dr. Hoffman went to Oregon in 1953 following four years as assistant professor and associate professor at the University of Alabama. 16 Dr. Philip G. Hoffman