University of Louisville - Thoroughbred Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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ELWOOD C. DAVIS Miss Hilda Threlkeld, Dean of Women and Professor of Education, is president of the National Associa- tion of Deans of Women and a mem- ber of the National Council of Guid- ance and Personnel Associations. Miss Threlkeld received her B. A. from Transylvania College, her M. A. from the University of Kentucky, and her Ph.D. from Columbia University. Prior to her appointment as Dean of Women in 1931, she was Dean at LaGrange College, Georgia, and Hamilton College, New York. Elwood C., Davis assumed the posi- tion of Dean of Men after serving three years as a Commander in the United States Naval Reserve. He received his B. A. at the Uni versity of Washington, his M. A. at the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. at Columbia University. He is listed in Who's Who in American Education. Previously he had occupied such positions as Dean of Men at Western Washington College, and Director of Physical Education at the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh. HILDA THRELKELD

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FREDERICK W. STAMM Frederick W. Stamm, prior to his appointment as Acting President in July, 1946, served as Director of the Division of Adult Educa- tion, Veteran's Coordinator, Comptroller, and Business Manager. In December, 1946, he was chosen by the Board of Trustees, Vice- President in Charge of Business Affairs. Mr. Stamm received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Michigan. He obtained his M.B.A. from Harvard University.

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Mr. J. Verser Conner, Mr. J. Blakey Helm, Mr. H. F. Willkie, Mr. E. S. Jouett, Mr. William S. Speed, Mr. Barry Bingham, Mr. Lee P. Miller. Board of Trustees In the hands of the ten men who make up the Board of Trustees, a func- tioning body since 1846, lies the general jurisdiction of the University of Louisville. Every two years, two men are selected by the Board of Alder- men to serve as Trustees for a period of ten years each; there is no pro- hibition against reappointment. The present Trustees are eminent civic leaders. E. S. Jouett, distinguished Louisville attorney, has served as chairman of the Board since 1927. J. Verser Conner, secretary of the Board, is also a well-known lawyer. The other eight members are: Dr. Irvin Abell, noted surgeon; Barry Bing- ham, owner and president of The Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times; Judge E. S. Clarke, prominent jurist; Charles Farnsley, lawyer and University of Louisville alumnus; J. Blakey Helm, attorney and political leader; Lee P. Miller, bank executive; W. S. Speed, important civic leader and trustee since 1924; and H. F. Willkie, distillery executive. 14