University of Utah Graduate School records 1946-1983 1965-1978

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University of Utah Graduate School records 1946-1983 1965-1978

The Graduate School was established in 1946 to oversee graduate education at the University of Utah. The bulk of the materials in this collection document the operation of the Graduate School during Sterling McMurrin's tenure as dean which ran from 1966 to 1978.

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University of Utah. Graduate School

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Advance degrees have been awarded at the University of Utah since 1894, but it was not until 1917 that all graduate instruction was organized under the auspices of the Graduate Division. By 1946, the growth of graduate instruction at the University necessitated further reorganization and the Board of Regents approved the establishment of a Graduate School to ensure that high scholastic standards were maintained by all graduate programs on campus. Henry Eyring was appointed as the fi...

University of Utah.

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The paleontological research was sponsored by the University of Utah. From the description of Utah vertebrate paleontological field photographs, [ca. 1965]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155518067 The following history is from the UTAH HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA article on the University of Utah, by Dr. Gregory C. Thompson: Originally named the University of Deseret, the University of Utah is the oldest state university west of the Missouri River. Founded...

McMurrin, Sterling M.

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Sterling Moss McMurrin (1914-1996), author, scholar and educational administrator, served as U. S. Commissioner of Education under President John F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1962. While at the University of Utah he was academic vice-president, dean of the graduate school, and a professor of philosophy and history. From the description of McMurrin, Sterling M. (Sterling Moss), 1914-1996 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10580499 Sterling Moss McMurrin (19...