Ruggles, Edward Wolfe, 1900-1982.

Graduated 1922 B.S. Electrical Engineering and M.A. Education in 1928 from North Carolina State College. Educator, Assistant Director, then Director of Extension at North Carolina State University, 1928-1965. By his retirement in 1965, adult education at the university exceeded twelve thousand students as compared to only a few hundred in 1934. As the first man to serve as full-time director of General Extension, Ruggles personally developed two courses which gained national reputations: the Sport Fishing Short Course and Driver Training School.

From the description of Edward Wolfe Ruggles scrapbooks and papers, 1918-1922, 1927-1928, 1954-1961, 1971 [manuscript]. (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 465220279

Edward Wolfe Ruggles (1900-1982) graduated from North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) in 1922. He was a member of the Electrical Engineering faculty, 1926-1928. Ruggles became Assistant Director of the College's Extension Division in 1928 and Director in 1934. He served in this capacity until his retirement in 1965.

From the guide to the Edward Wolfe Ruggles Scrapbooks and Papers, 1918-1971, (Special Collections Research Center)