Wichita State University - Parnassus Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Administration Fills Directing Positions That complex system of executive, manage- ment and operative personnel which is known as the Administration makes the functioning of the university possible. There are just over 250 per- sons involved in the coordination of the academ- ic, operational, and financial affairs of Wichita State University. These persons occupy various roles in the schoolis administrative bureaucracy, starting with the lofty position of President and continuing to the equally essential position held by the common file clerk. At Wichita State University the large enroll- ment makes an economical, precise and effi- cient administration necessary. The actual business of managing the needs of the Universi- ty has been divided into three basic units. These units, Student Services, Academic Affairs, and Operations fulfill different functions while keeping a close co-ordination with campus ac- tivities. Student Services is newly located in Morrison Hall, with the new office facilities greatly aiding the handling of the increased student enroll- ment. Dr. James Rhatigan fills the position of Dean of Students. Working closely with him is the Dean of Women lVlrs. ,Iosephine Fugate, who along with her staff assists Dr. Rhatigan in the co-ordination of all aspects of the non-academic student role. Student Services is responsible for the health facilities, testing service, the Student Government Association, the counseling system, the student enrollment bureau, and awards. Another basic unit of Administration is that concerning the actual mechanics of operation. Dr. V. R. Easterling, Vice President-Opera tions, coordinates various campus programs related to institutional services, buildings and grounds, and auxiliary activities. He works closely with the Wichita State University Board of Trustees in managing the endowment prop- erty and in the development program for Wichi- ta State University. Campus-centered new releases are given by the public information office under the direction of Richard Payne. The supervision of Ablah Library is the job of Downing O,Harra. Carl Fahrbach and his assistant Laura Cross have the never-ending task of registration, stu- dent academic records, and the maintenance of fees. 18 DOWNING CYHARRA Librarian GEORGE COMSTOCK JOHN CADDIS JUSEPHINE FUGATE Men's Activities Physical Plant Dean of Women

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Dr. Lindquist lnterprets WSU To Public Selected by the Board of Regents as the fifth president of the University, Dr. Emory Lindquist took office September 1, 1963. He succeeds Dr. Harry F. Corbin, who resigned in May of 1963. A Phi Beta Kappa, former Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, Dr. Lindquist received his A.B. degree from Bethany College, Lindsborg. He was awarded a B.A. degree with honors from Oxford University in 1933 and received his lVl.A. degree from there in 1937. ln 1941 a Ph.D. de- gree was conferred upon him by the University of Colorado. After serving as president of Bethany College for ten years, Dr. Lindquist joined the faculty of Wichita State University in 1953, when the title of university professor was created for this nationally famous historian. Dr. Lindquist, past president of the Kansas Historical Association, makes a hobby of main- taining his scholarly interest in Kansas history and Swedish immigration to the United States. He is the author of numerous articles on histori- cal, as well as educational and religious sub- jects. For Dr. Lindquist, the University's transition Examining newly-acquired facilities in an engineering laboratory is Dr. Lindquist, WSU president. from a private to a state institution entailed a multitude of new duties, such as representing the University to the Board of Regents, the Kan- sas Legislature and Department of Administra- tion. He was also involved in the organization of the Wichita State University Board of Trustees and the founding of the Endowment Association. As the enrollment increased 62 percent during the University's first two years in the state sys- tem, the role of the University's president in- creased in its complexities. Working closely with administrative personnel, deans, and fac- ulty members to formulate University policy, meeting with student organizations, as well as individual students and friends ofthe University are duties executed by Dr. Lindquist. He suc- ceeds in interpreting Wichita State, its goals, functions, and policies to a variety of public groups from Rotary Clubs to Alumni Associa- tions with the careful consideration and sound judgment that stem from a genuine dedication to the advancement of Wichita State University in the field of higher education. Walking across campus to preside at an administrative meet- ing, Dr. Lindquist is accompanied by Dr. V. R. Easterling and Roger D. Lowe. 17

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