Records, 1868-[ongoing]

Iowa State University

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On March 22, 1948, Iowa State College (University) sponsored a 90th anniversary celebration in honor of the founding of the college, which occurred on the same date in 1858 when the charter act establishing a state agricultural college became law. The celebration included a symposium, luncheon, departmental open houses, and a dinner. From the description of 90th anniversary collection, 1947-1948. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 54799482 In 1958, Iowa State Colle...

Storms, Albert Boynton, 1860-1933.

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Friley, Charles Edwin.

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Hilton, James H. (James Harold), 1899-1982

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James H. Hilton, a native of North Carolina, received his B.S. (1923) in animal husbandry from Iowa State College (University); his M.S. (1937) from the University of Wisconsin; and was awarded a doctorate degree (1945) from Purdue University. He held a wide variety of positions, including Iowa county agent (1923-1926); Head of Dairy Production and Research at Purdue (1939-1945); and Head of Animal Husbandry (1945-1948) and Dean of Agriculture (1948-1953) at North Carolina State. In 1953, he was...

Parks, William Robert

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Pearson, Raymond A. (Raymond Allen), 1873-1939

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Raymond A. Pearson was a graduate of Cornell University in dairy industry (1894), and after working in commercial dairying, returned to Cornell to establish a Department of Dairy Industry. After heading the New York Department of Agriculture, Pearson was named as President of Iowa State College (University) (1912-1926). During his time at Iowa State, he focused on promoting the graduate program, extension and athletics. Pearson resigned to become the President of the University of Maryland (1926...

Iowa State University. Office of the President.

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Presidents and their terms of office are: Adonijah S. Welch (1868-1883), Seaman A. Knapp (1883-1884), Leigh S. Hunt (1885-1886), William I. Chamberlain (1886-1890), William M. Beardshear (1891-1902), Albert B. Storms (1903-1919), Raymond A. Pearson (1912-1926), Raymond M. Hughes (1926-1936), Charles E. Friley (1936-1953), James H. Hilton (1953-1965), and W. Robert Parks (1965-1986). From the description of Records, 1868-[ongoing] (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 16392153 ...

Beardshear, William Miller, 1850-1902.

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William Miller Beardshear was born in Ohio and served in the Civil War. He studied for the ministry at Otterbein College and Yale Divinity School and filled several pastorates before coming to Iowa in 1881 as the President of Western College in Toledo. In 1889, he was appointed Superintendent of Schools in Des Moines and in 1891, Beardshear was appointed President of Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. He developed new agricultural programs, expanded the campus, and hired new faculty. He died suddenly in ...

Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889.

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Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911

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Seaman A. Knapp, a native of New York, attended the Troy Conference Academy (Green Mountain College) at Poultney, Vermont, where he met his wife, Maria Elizabeth Hotchkiss. He graduated from Union College in 1856 and after his marriage, he and his wife taught at Fort Edward Collegiate Institute. Mr. Knapp then became Vice President (1856-1863) at Fort Edward and then Assistant Manager (1864-1865) of the Ripley Female College. In 1866, Knapp and his family came to Iowa, where he served as a Metho...

Chamberlain, William Isaac, 1837-1920.

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Hunt, Leigh S. J., 1855-1933

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Leigh S.J. Hunt, a native of Indiana, received his undergraduate degree through Middlebury College (Vermont). Hunt passed the bar in Indiana and taught in the public schools in Indiana and Iowa, prior to serving as a superintendent (1880-1882). He was named the third president of Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University) in 1885, but his lack of experience and aggressive style of leadership led to conflicts with students and faculty, and he resigned in 1886. Thereafter, Hunt participated...

Hughes, Raymond M. (Raymond Mollyneaux), 1873-1958

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Raymond Mollyneaux Hughes graduated from Miami (Ohio) University (1893), received an M.S. (1897) in chemistry from Ohio State University and an honorary doctorate (1936) from Iowa State College (University). He served in numerous positions at Miami, including professor of physics and chemistry (1898-1904); Dean of the College of Liberal Arts (1908-1911); and was named President (1911-1927). Hughes was named as President of Iowa State College (University) in 1927 and served until his retirement i...