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2009 University Presidents

2009 University Presidents

 

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  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    Changes in a physical campus often reflect a changing student body or new academic needs. President John Coffelt is often called the “builder of the university.” During his presidency (1973-1984), the sights and sounds ...
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    With the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, the United States entered World War II. Youngstown College, like the rest of the country, dedicated itself to supporting the military and would ...
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    When Albert L. Pugsley became President in 1966, American military participation in the Vietnam War was maintained through an unpopular draft system. As casualties mounted, students on college campuses throughout the ...
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    As Youngstown College evolved into The Youngstown University during the postwar years, its traditional system of private funding began to falter. As the institution grew, sources of income could not keep up. Faculty ...
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    John Coffelt was born in Missouri in 1924 and graduated from the University of Denver in 1948. He worked for the State Teachers College in North Dakota until he earned his masters degree in 1951. While working on his ...
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    Leslie Cochran was born in 1939 in Indiana. He attended Western Michigan University on a half academic, half athletic (baseball) scholarship and graduated in 1961. He received his masters degree from Western Michigan in ...
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    Youngstown State University traces its origins to 1908, when the first college-level course (in commercial law) was offered by the Youngstown branch of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). For the next 38 years, ...
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    Howard W. Jones was born on September 25, 1895 in Palmyra, Ohio. He graduated from Hiram College in 1920 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received his Master's degree from Western Reserve University in 1938. In 1943, ...
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    Throughout the one-hundred-year history of Youngstown State University, six men have served as president. In this role, each was expected to guide the institution through change, and to constantly improve academic opportunities ...
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    This slideshow includes photographs of all six presidents and is part of the exhibit.
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    Homer O. Nearpass was born in Vermontville, Michigan on June 19, 1880. He was a 1901 graduate of the Culver Military Academy in Indiana and attained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Reserve University in 1903. He ...
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    In 1946, Youngstown College bought the house at 444 Wick Avenue to serve as a residence for President Howard Jones. The dwelling was originally constructed in 1917 by steel executive and investor Henry A. Butler and stood ...
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    David Sweet was born in 1939. He received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Rochester in 1961 and his master of arts degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1963. While earning his ...
  • Unknown author (2016-10-26)
    Neil Humphrey was born in 1929 in Idaho. He graduated from Idaho State College in 1950 and received a masters degree from the University of Denver in 1951. Humphrey earned his doctorate of education from Brigham Young ...

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