University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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DEDICATION A sincere smile, a friendly Maine Hello ' a youth- ful enfhusiosm, a contagious sense of humor, and a congeniality which endears him to students and ad- ministration this is Charles E. Crossland, Vice Presi- dent of the University. Coupling with this unique per- sonality a devotion to the University of Maine and its ideals, Mr. Crossland has done a great deal of behind- the-scene work to maintain our University as an effi- cient and expanding institution. Upon graduating from the University of Maine with a B.S. degree in 1917, Mr. Crossland became executive secretary of the University's Agriculture Extension Serv- ice. In 1928 he was appointed executive secretary of the General Alumni Association, a position he held for 18 years. Following W.W. II and his service as Uni- versity Business Manager, he became Director of Stu- dent and Public Relations. He was a recipient of the Alumni Service Emblem in 1943. Instrumental in securing scholarship funds and endowments for the University, he has also been re- sponsible for much of the success of the Alumni Asso- ciation and its building funds. He served for a time as Assistant to the President, and he now serves as clerk of the Board of Trustees and secretary of the University of Maine Foundation. In 1958 Mr. Crossland was Act- ing University President between the presidencies of Dr. Houck and Dr. Elliott. To this respected administrator and beloved friend we dedicate the 1961 issue of the Prism. 5

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