University of South Carolina Columbia - Garnet and Black Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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DR. ROBERT L. SUMWALT President of the University President and Mrs. Sumwalt, Robert, Jr., and Mary form a Elizabeth and Rob Sumwalt pay very close attention to companionable family group around the Sumwalt piano. their grandfather as he shows the secret of a toy duck. f

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University Expands Under Direction Of Sum wait DR. ROBERT L. SUMWALT, who became president of the University of South Caro- lina May 2, 1959, has been a member of the University faculty since 1926, at which time he was an associate professor. In 1931, he became a full professor and, in 1943, was promoted to Dean of the School of Engineering, a position which he held until he became acting president of the Uni- versity, December 1, 1957. Dr Sumwalt attended the University of Dela- ware, where he received a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering and also received the S.B. Degree in Civil Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1946, the University of Delaware conferred on him the honorary Doctor of Science Degree. Through the years, Dr. Sumwalt has been named to membership in many professional, social, and educational organizations, and has served as an officer in many of the scientific and engineering societies to which he belongs. Listed in Who ' s Who in America, and Who ' s Who in Engineering, he is a former recipient of the KSK service award. To The Students of Carolina: The University has never had a finer student body than it has now. I have been inspired by the cooperation they have shown, and by their endeavors to make the University of South Caro- lina a better place in which to live and study. The University has made noteworthy physical progress, having acquired valuable property for the necessary expansion of our plant. But our progress has been more than material. Many able and gifted teachers have joined our various faculties, and student-faculty relations have been a source of satisfaction. The classroom has been the center of this venerable institution since the days of its founding, and must ever remain so. As long as the University has students with a passion for learning and professors with a passion for teaching, it will be accounted a great institution. I am proud of the accomplishments of the Uni- versity, and I am confident that our students and faculty will continue to work for the good of the institution and the State which it serves. Robert L. Sumwalt, President. Board of Trustees Seated: J. D. Keer, J. L. Moss, Jr., F. W. Welbourne, Secretary-Treasurer; A. C. Todd, Vice-Chairman; R. L. Osborne, Chairman; R. L. Sumwalt, President; R. D. Miller, W. H. Callcott, Dean of the Faculty; J. D. Poag, J. P. Mozingo, III. Standing: D. McKay, W. H. Patterson, Dean of Administration; J. W. Cothran, E. C. Cushman, R. M. Dennis, W. H. Welborn, R. M. Smith. Absent: E. F. Hollings, J. T. Anderson, S. Blatt, Jr., E. M. Singleton, H. O. Hanna.

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George W. Tomlin, Jr. Chosen New Dean Of Men IN August of 1959, Professor George W. Tomlin, Jr., was named Dean of Men and Director of Student Activities at the University of South Car- olina. After receiving the Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Carolina and the Master of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania, he served as an instructor at USC, 1935-38, and at the University of Pennsylvania, 1938-40. He then rejoined the South Carolina faculty and held the position of Director of Stu- dent Activities, 1946-51. Dean Tomlin ' s most re- cent assignment has been in the Department of Economics. Beside his activities on the USC campus, he is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, American Eco- nomics Association, Phi Mu Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Delta Sigma Pi. Dean Tomlin has also written several articles which have appeared in Wharton Review, and he is co-author with Paul F. Gemmil of Problem Book in Economics. Interested in Carolina student life and willing to help all students who need special attention, he has been a guiding influence in aiding students with advice and information. GEORGE W. TOMLIN, JR. Dean of Men Dean Tomlin greets a steady stream of visitors whose desires range from excused absences to registering a party.