Indiana University. Office of Undergraduate Development

The Office of Undergraduate Development was created in 1959 by President Herman B Wells.

It was responsible for encouraging the development of the University's undergraduate program and to keep it in balance with the over-all growth of the institution. The Vice President and Dean coordinates the work of several offices, a few of which are the Junior Division, Honor's Division, Division of Student Personnel, and the Office of Records and Admission. Samuel E. Braden served as the first Vice President and Dean and remained in that position until 1967.

From the description of Vice President and Dean's records, 1947-1968 1959-1967. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 45165685

The Office of Undergraduate Development was created in 1959 by President Herman B Wells. It was responsible for encouraging the development of the University's undergraduate program and to keep it in balance with the over-all growth of the institution.

The Vice President and Dean coordinates the work of several offices, a few of which are the Junior Division, Honor's Division, Division of Student Personnel, and the Office of Records and Admissions. John W. Snyder, a member of the faculty in the History Department, was appointed Vice President and Dean in 1967 and remained in that position until 1969.

From the description of Vice President and Dean's records, 1958-1971. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 43375302

The office of Undergraduate Development was instituted in 1959 by President Wells. Samuel E. Braden was appointed the first Vice-president and Dean. The office of Undergraduate Development's responsibility is to encourage the development of the University's undergraduate program and to keep it in balance with the over-all growth of the institution. The Vice-president and dean coordinates the work of the Junior (freshman) Division, the Honor's Division, Division of Student Personnel, Office of Records and Admissions the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aids, the Director of Women's Educational Programs, and the Student Health Service. Originally the Vice-President also directed the development of the University's regional campuses and coordinated activities in the fields of economic and educational opportunity; however these duties were removed from the area of undergraduate development at the end of Braden's tenure. The dean also serves as the Executive Director of ! the Indiana Conference of Higher Education, through which all the colleges and universities of Indiana cooperate to meet the higher educational needs of the State.

John W. Snyder, then Dean of the Junior Division of Undergraduate Development, was appointed Vice-President and Dean when Samuel E. Braden left to become President of Illinois State University. Snyder, a professor of history and a specialist on early civilizations of the Near East, joined the faculty in 1956. He holds a bachelor of divinity from Northwestern Theological Seminary and received his A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He taught at Bethel College and at the University of California Berkeley before coming to Indiana. Snyder was appointed acting chancellor of Indiana University at Bloomington in January of 1969. He left Indiana University in July 1969 to become President of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California.

From the guide to the Vice President and Dean's records, 1958-1971, (Indiana University Office of University Archives and Records Management http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives)