Administrative Policy Records of the University of Florida College of Engineering Office of the Dean 1932-1973

University of Florida

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The original campus plans for the University of Florida at Gainesville were developed by the firm of Edwards & Walter. Edwards & Walter were contracted to design and layout the campus buildings in 1905. Additional plans were developed by the firm's successor, Edward and Sayward. In 1925, Rudolph Weaver, Director of the University's School of Architecture, assumed the position of Architect for the Board of Control and was responsible for campus planning throughout the state. ...

Uhrig, Robert E., 1928-....

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Van Leer, Blake Ragsdale, 1893-1956.

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Florida. Nuclear Development Commission

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University of Florida. College of Engineering. Office of the Dean.

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The College of Engineering at the University of Florida was created in 1909. (Prior to 1909, engineering courses were offered in the Technological School.) John Robert Benton was appointed the first dean. The initial departments were civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering. The first baccalaureate degrees in Engineering were awarded in 1909. A master's in engineering was offered in 1928, and the first Ph. D. in engineering at Florida was awarded in 1942. From the guide to the A...

Martin, Thomas Lyle

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Nattress, John Andrew

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Florida Mapping Authority.

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Florida. State Planning Board

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The State Planning Board was created in 1935 (Ch. 17275, 1935; Ch. 20518, 1941, Laws) and consisted of five members: the Secretary of State, the Chairman of the State Road Department, and three citizens. The Board created and adopted a master plan for the physical development of Florida. It also assembled and studied data pertaining to the state, its citizens, natural resources, and economic development. The Board advised the state legislature, state administrative officers, and citizens on plan...

Weil, Joseph, 1897-

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Joseph Weil was Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Florida from 1937 to 1963. He received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins in 1918 and his M.S. from Pittsburgh in 1926. He joined the University of Florida's faculty in 1921 as an instructor of physics and electrical engineering and later became head of the Dept. of Electrical Engineering. Weil also served as the first Director of the Engineering and Industrial Experiment Station. He retired from the faculty in 1966 and became prov...