Morris, Delyte W., 1906-1982

Delyte Morris was inaugurated on 1949 May 5, in conjunction with Southern's Diamond Jubilee Celebration. In his 22 years at SIU, Morris built upon the rich, early history of the University and transformed it from a teacher's college, to the second-ranking public comprehensive research university in Illinois. Among his many accomplishments, Morris instituted Ph.D. programs and created family housing. He lobbied for and got the TV station, the FM radio station, the university press, the news service, and outdoor education. He also promoted ecology, just as he provided facilities for the handicapped years before society demanded them. He brought to the school such luminaries as R. Buckminster Fuller, Katherine Dunham and Marjorie Lawrence. He also developed Southern Illinois University's law, medical, and dental schools, as well as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He retired from the university in 1980.

From the description of Delyte W. Morris papers, 1916-1970. (Southern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 227082291

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