University of Louisville - Thoroughbred Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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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

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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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Beard of Trustees Miss 'AdelesBrandets: «. 1.56680. 20k. nce oe Term Expires March, 1950 Drs Oscar OsMillenaay tern on sorta eens Term Expires March, 1950 Robertala Burke sree. ae eee Term Expires March, 1952 Lee P. Miller, Vice Chairman............. Term Expires March, 1952 Laken Voth, tine aesasaipaconcamen sae Term Expires March, 1954 PauliReeMacleantiree amy ete tas Term Expires March, 1954 Edward JaMillensempra aes. iar nets her Term Expires March, 1956 Eli HavBrown, dilly Chainmaneyn we. ce es Term Expires March, 1956 Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary........... Term Expires March, 1958 Wilson W. Wyatt..........0.. 020200200 Term Expires March, 1958 BOARD OF OVERSEERS OFFICERS President: sWilliscG:. Violetiem adem aen ase we President, Standard Oil Company, Incorporated (Term Expires May, 1952) Vice-President: William G. Frederick...................... President, Stewart Dry Goods Company (Term Expires May, 1950) Secrotary:: Ja Mcherrans Bart ser nrieseya site orcrtrars cts « wirete eye aabers ears ius ooo President, First National Bank (Term Expires May, 1952) MEMBERS (Terms Expire May, !950) (Terms Expire May, 1951) George O. Boomer George Garvin Brown President, Girdler Corporation; Tube Turns, Inc. Executive Vice-President, Brown-Forman Distillers Corporation Lewis W. Cole Dann C. Byck President, Point of Sale, Inc. President, Byck Brothers Company John V. Collis Brent Hart President, Federal Chemical Company, Inc. Owner, Hartland Farms, Madisonville, Kentucky William C. Dabney Gustav A. Heuser President, Devoe Raynolds Company, Inc.. President, Henry Vogt Machine Company Joshua B. Everett Thruston B. Morton President, Louisville Industrial Foundation Member of House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. Charles P. Farnsley Philip H. Noland Mayor, City of Louisville President, B. F. Avery Sons Company, Inc. Charles King McClure Benjamin G. Robertson Secretary-Treasurer, Stitzel-Weller Distillery, Inc. President, Reliance Varnish Company J. Fred Miles Merle E. Robertson Vice-President, The Petroleum Company President, Liberty National Bank Trust Company Menefee Wirgman Noel Rush Chairman of the Board, Citizens Fidelity Bank Trust Company President, Lincoln Bank Trust Company (Terms Expire May, 1952) Wathen Knebelkamp President, Bernheim Distillers, Incorporated Robert P. Bonnie Secretary and Treasurer, Kentucky Color Chemical Company CO ConsirectioniCempany, inc Regional Plant Manager, Schenley Distilleries, Incorporated Dr. E. L. Henderson James A. Means . Francis Building President, Peaslee-Gaulbert Corporation Dr. C. C. Howard Earl R. Muir Glasgow, Kentucky President, Louisville Trust Company 25