McCullough, Mabelle G., 1914-1980.

Mabelle G. McCullough obtained a B.A. degree from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1943, and her M.A. in Religious Education from Yale 1945. From 1945-49 she did post-graduate work at the University of Minnesota, and worked as Associate Director of the Wesley Foundation on the St. Paul Campus, and as acting director of the Housing Bureau. She shifted her career to educational administration and received an Ed. D. Guidance and Student Personnel Administration from Columbia University in 1956. From 1949-1966, she was the director of the Housing Bureau. In 1956 she was named Assistant Professor of Education, and in 1966 she became Assistant Dean of Students and Associate Professor of Education.

From the description of Papers, 1948-1979 (bulk 1959-1979). (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63314168

Mabelle G. McCullough was born on February 17, 1914 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. She worked as an office manager for McCullough Transfer in Mt. Pleasant from 1935-43 and obtained a B.A. degree from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1943. She obtained a Master of Arts in Religious Education from Yale University in 1945. From 1945-49 she did post-graduate work in Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota, during which time she served as Associate Director of the Wesley Foundation on the St. Paul Campus.

Dissatisfied with career possibilities in the church she turned to educational administration, obtaining an Ed.D. degree in Guidance and Student Personnel Administration from Columbia University in 1956. She was hired at the University of Minnesota's Student Housing Bureau in 1949, and within four months was named its Acting Director. Later, she became Director, a position she held for 17 years (1949-66). In 1956 she was named Assistant Professor of Education, and in 1966 she became Assistant Dean of Students and Associate Professor of Education, a position she held until her death. In addition to her work in education administration, Dr. McCullough was a certified consulting psychologist from 1962-1975.

Besides her duties as a University Administrator, Dr. McCullough was also involved in various professional organizations. These included the American Association of University Women (AAUW), (including the Minnesota Division), and the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women.

In 1967, as a member of the AAUW, she served on the Committee on Standards in Higher Education, and from 1969-73, she served as its Chairman. She was also a member of its Board of Directors, from 1969-73. As a member of the Committee on Standards in Higher Education, she was instrumental in developing a survey that revealed the status of women at academic institutions. As a result of that survey, she helped establish guidelines for achieving gender equality in the academic community.

As a member of the Minnesota Division of AAUW, she chaired the Committee for the Study of Financing Public Education. The Committee developed a study kit, which was distributed to the various branches of AAUW throughout the state.

Dr. McCullough died of cancer on October 12, 1980 at the age of 66.

From the guide to the Mabelle G. McCullough papers, 1948, 1959-1979, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc])