Godfrey, Hollis

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Hollis Godfrey served as president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1913 to 1921. He was educated as an engineer at Tufts, Harvard, and MIT, and he later taught at MIT and served as an administrator at the School of Practical Arts in Boston. He was interested in scientific management, management in education, and the role of engineering education in national defense. Dr. Godfrey left Drexel in 1921 to establish and direct the Council for Management Education. He later became president of the Engineering-Economics Foundation.

From the description of Hollis Godfrey papers, 1920-1936. (Drexel University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 62501771

Hollis Godfrey (1987-1936) served as president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1913 to 1921. He was educated as an engineer at Tufts, Harvard, and MIT, and he later taught at MIT and served as an administrator at the School of Practical Arts in Boston. During Dr. Godfrey's tenure at Drexel, he reorganized the institute's independent departments into three schools, discontinued a number of programs, and standardized the schools' curricula into systematized two- to four-year programs of study leading to formal degrees. He was interested in scientific management, management in education, and the role of engineering education in national defense. He led efforts to establish the Council for National Defense and led its Advisory Committee on Engineering and Education during World War I. Dr. Godfrey left Drexel in 1921 to establish and direct the Council for Management Education and later became president of the Engineering-Economics Foundation.

From the description of Hollis Godfrey administration records, 1914-1922. (Drexel University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 62501974

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referencedIn Drexel Institute of Technology. Office of the President. Office of the President records, 1913-1954. Drexel University Libraries, W. W. Hagerty Library
creatorOf Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs. 1860 - 1952. General Correspondence National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Godfrey, Hollis. Hollis Godfrey administration records, 1914-1922. Drexel University Libraries, W. W. Hagerty Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Godfrey, Hollis. Hollis Godfrey papers, 1920-1936. Drexel University Libraries, W. W. Hagerty Library
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Birth 1874

Death 1936-01-17

English

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