University of Louisville - Thoroughbred Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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UN UV niversily Administration Mr. Arthur Gunderson, Director of Public Rela- tions since April, 1948, is a key figure in the forma- tion of our university's relations with the outside world. He has done much to publicize the merits of our curriculum, our athletic program, our personali- ties on campus, and our university as a whole. He is Chairman of the Board of Student Publications and | therefore, is our advisor. To him, the 1950 Thor- | | oughbred owes much of its success. After his college days at the University of Minne- sota, Mr. Gunderson spent most of his professional life in newspaper work, staff assignments in Chicago, Miss Evelyn Schneider University Librarian New York, and London and as a war correspondent with United Press. He came to the University of Louisville from a year's assignment as United Nations Mr. Ted Troyer reporter for the United Press, having covered the Director of Auxiliary Enterprises first session of the United Nations in London. Mr. E. J. Wottawa Mr. Norbert Elbert Mr. Les ‘Shively Chief Purchasing Agent Chief Accountant Director of Alumni Relations 23

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Frederick W. Stamm Our Vice-President, Frederick W. Stamm, received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Michigan and his Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. This is the last year that he will serve as Vice-President since the office of the Vice-Presidency is being discontinued. He has been appointed to the Distinguished Professorship of Economics. He will extend the work in the field of economics and commerce on the undergraduate and graduate level. Prior to his work at the University of Louisville he taught in the West Virginia Institute of Technology. From 1937-1945 he was the Director of the Division of Adult Education. Ih May of 1945 he was made Comptroller for the University and in October 1945, Business Manager. When President Jacobsen resigned, June |, 1946, Mr. Stamm was appointed acting President until May 1947. Since December 4, 1946, he has served as Vice-President of the University. Mr. Stamm is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Social Fraternity and Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary Fraternity. He is a past President of the Association of Evening Colleges, a member of Controllers Institute of America, National Edu cational Committee, National Association of Cost Accounts, Educational Committee of Louisville Credit Men's Association. Mr. Stamm is also the President of the Harvard Business School Club of Kentucky and was Chairman of the Louisville Educational Committee for Universal Military Training Program at Fort Knox. C. P. Dunbar Director of Institutional Services 22 Guy Stevenson Dr. Guy Stevenson is the Dean of Graduate School. Dr. Stevenson received his B.A. at Georgetown College and M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Illinois. He is also the Head of the Department of Mathematics at the University. He serves as a member of the Administrative Council along with the rest of the Deans and the two members who are elected by the Senate each year. This year's two additional members are Dr. Ernest Hassold, Head of the Arts and Sciences English Department and Dr. William M. Clay, Asso- ciate Professor of Biology. John M. Houchens Registrar }

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DEAN MORTON WALKER Our charming and extremely active Dean of Women, Hilda Threl- keld, received her A.B. from Transylvania College, M.A. from the Uni- versity of Kentucky, Ph.D. from Columbia University and an LL.D. from Transylvania College. After her college days she taught English in Maysville High School. Later, she became the Director of School Savings and Publicity Depart- ment, State National Bank at Maysville, Kentucky, her home town. Then she left Maysville to be the Academic Dean and Professor of English, La Grange College, La Grange, Georgia, and Academic Dean, Hamilton College, Lexington, Kentucky. Dean Threlkeld came to our University in 1931 to be our Dean of Women and Professor of Education. Dean Threlkeld has been the National Vice-President of Chi Omega, social fraternity, a member of Kappa Delta Pi, honorary education fra- ternity, Sigma Xi, honorary scientific fraternity, Mortar Board and Phi Kappa Phi. She has served as the State President of American Association of University Women, President of Kentucky Association of Deans, President and Treasurer of the National Association of Deans, Vice- President of the National Council of Guidance and Personnel Associa- tion, the State Chairman on Education of the Kentucky Federation of Women’s Clubs. Our tireless Dean of Women spends her summers conducting work- shops for Deans of Women and Guidance Workers at Pennsylvania State College and Mills College, Oakland, California. Our Dean of Men, Morton Walker, is respected and loved by all the students at our university. He received his A.B. and M.A. from the University of Kentucky and has done graduate work at the University of California. He taught English and Speech at the University of Kentucky, Southern Junior High School, Indiana University Extension at Jeffersonville, and the University of Louisville. He has been a radio announcer and Sports Commentator for Radio Station WGRC. Dean Walker is a Phi Beta Kappa and a member of Phi Kappa Tau, social fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa, professional education fraternity; Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalistic fraternity; Sigma Upsilon, honorary English fraternity, Torch Club, Executives Club, and Arts Club. Our Dean of Men is also on the Louisville Board of Education; Louis- ville Board of Directors, National Conference of Christians and Jews; Board of Directors, Lions Club; Board of Deacons, Fourth Avenue Bap- tist Church, And he is a member of the American Society for Engi- neering Education, American Association of University of Professors, National Association of Deans and Advisors of Men, National Council of Teachers of English, and Executive Committee of the National Inde- pendent Students Association. Dean Walker is the former President of the Louisville Education Association, Louisville Council of Teachers of English, Kentucky Council of Teachers of English, and Classroom Teachers Association. Our Dean of Women fj anetth ar § 4 y - ORS AEN, - A ae ‘ 4 DEAN HILDA THRELKELD 24 ESS a a