Worcester State University - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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State College. During World War II, Dr. Sullivan served with the United States Army where he rose from the rank of lieutenant to that of major. Most of his military service was with the Army Air Force Tactical Center as a communications and cryptographic officer. In 1947 President Sullivan officially assumed his academic duties at Wor- cester State College. During the years that have passed, numerous changes have occurred in the college. Enroll- ment has increased from one hundred fifty-one students to over nine hundred. Worcester State College has received recognition from both the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the New England Asso- ciation of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Dr. Sullivan has inaugurated a wide scope of activities ranging from athletics to graduate school study. His recognition of the need for better facilities and his initiative in this respect, have resulted in an additional building with another soon to he con- structed. President Sullivan has earned the esteem and admiration of his asso- ciates and colleagues. His contributions to education and his sound approach in academic matters are known and respected throughout the entire teach- ing profession. We, the class of nineteen hundred and sixty-one, take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks for the many and varied services rendered to us hy our beloved President, Eugene A. Sullivan.

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President Eugene A. Sullivan, Ed.D. Woodrow Wilson believed that an institution of higher learning should he a “home for the spirit of learning. The spirit of learning is an extremely delicate plant. It must be nourished by inspiration and guidance. Its roots must be firmly supported by able leadership. It will grow oidy in an environment imbued with the warmth of friendly associations. Our college possesses this delicate plant. It is flourishing and continuing to blossom under the com- petent leadership and kind encourage- ment of our President — Dr. Eugene A. Sullivan. His initiative and co-operative spirit have resulted in a multitude ol inter- ests and a variety of accomplishments. He has brought distinction to himself and to bis community in such areas as Educational Research, Atomic Studies, and Air Control. Substantial portions of bis time are unselfishly devoted to numerous civic and educational organ- izations. Among them are the follow- ing: president of the Massachusetts Council for Teacher Education, mem- bership in the Massachusetts School Masters Club, Southern Worcester County Superintendents Association. Worcester County High School Prin- cipals Association, and the Massachu- setts Superintendents Association. He is also a former representative of Worcester County on the State Atomic Physics Commission and a former board member of both the Community Council and the Youth Guidance Clinic. A graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, President Sullivan also holds a degree of Master of Arts in Education from Boston University and a degree of Master of Science from Boston College. An honorary degree of Doctor of Education has been con- ferred upon him by Calvin Coolidge College of Liberal Arts in recognition of bis contribution to the field of Education. Among the positions that he has held are the following: instruc- tor of biology and mathematics at Fordham University, assistant prin- cipal and teacher in the North Brook- field School System, and professor of physics and chemistry at Fitchburg

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Joseph A. Shea, Ph. D. D E A N 0 F W 0 MEN Marguerite C. McKelligett, A.M. DEAN OF M E N Walter P. Busam, Pli.l).