Hale, Lester L.

Lester Leonard Hale was born July 6, 1913 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. After a stint as an instructor of speech at Louisiana State University, where he received his Master's (1935) and doctoral (1942) degrees, he joined the University of Florida's Dept. of Speech in 1935. From 1935 to 1939 he was also director of the Florida Players. In 1956, he was appointed Dean of Men and was promoted to Dean of Student Affairs in 1960. He assumed the rank of Vice President for Student Affairs in 1967. He stepped down in 1972 and served for one year as a special advisor in the Office of Academic Affairs surveying the University's career and academic counseling programs. Dean Hale was an accomplished and popular speaker, and his annual reading of the Christmas Carol in the University Auditorium became a campus tradition.

From the guide to the Lester L. Hale Papers, 1940-1956, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida)

Born July 6, 1913. Hale joined the faculty of the Dept. of Speech at the University of Florida in 1935. In 1956, he was appointed Dean of Men and was promoted to Dean of Student Affairs in 1960. He served as director of the Florida Players from 1935 to 1939. Hale was an accomplished speaker, and his reading of the Christmas Carol in the University Auditorium was an annual event.

From the description of Papers, 1940-1956. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 40519403