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College Station, Texas.
Tuesday, October 12, 1965
THE BATTALION
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Board Approves Faculty Positions
Faculty appointments confirm
ed by the Texas A&M University
System Board of Directors Sat
urday include a dean of science,
assistant director of the James
Connally Technical Institute, ath
letic director, a head of the De
partment of Recreation and Parks
and various staff promotions.
Dr. Clarence M. Zener, former
director of science for Westing-
house Research Laboratories, was
approved as Dean of Science and
Distinguished Professor of Phy
sics, effective Jan. 1.
A 1929 Harvard graduate with
a Ph.D. in physics, Zener is the
second member of the National
Academy of Sciences to join the
A&M faculty this year. His fel-
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low academy member is Dr. Hor
ace Byers, new dean of the Col
lege of Geosciences.
Zener taught physics at Wash
ington University in St. Louis,
City College of New York. Wash
ington State University and the
University of Chicago. He joined
Westinghouse in 1951 and was
named top scientist for that cor
poration in 1962.
Maj. Gen. Robert H. Stillman
was approved as an assistant di
rector for James Connally Tech
nical Institute.
Stillman, a 1935 graduate of
the United States Military Aca
demy, retired Aug. 1 as com
mander of the Technical Training
Center at Sheppard Air Force
Base in Wichita Falls.
Barlow (Bones) Irvin was con
firmed as Texas A&M athletic
director, the temporary job he
had occupied since June follow
ing the resignation of Hank Fold-
berg.
Dr. Leslie M. Reid of Michi
gan State University was named
chairman of the new parks and
recreation department. Reid, as
sistant professor of park admini
stration and director of MSU’s
recreation research program, will
come to A&M in December.
Professor A. E. Cronk was ap
pointed head of the Department
of Engineering Graphics in addi
tion to his position as head of
Aerospace Engineering. The
board action follows retirement
of W. E. Street as head of the
graphics section.
Rupert C. Woodard, associate
director of the A&M Library,
was appointed acting head; Geo
rge B. Taack was advanced to
operation supervisor of the Data
Processing Center; John D. Ran
dall was named director of the
Nuclear Science Center; Donald
E. Feltz was promoted to assist
ant director of the MSC and Don
ald R. Drew was elevated to as
sociate research engineer of the
Texas Transportation Institute.
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45 YEARS OF SERVICE TO A&M
Dr. and Mrs. M. T. Harrington were presented a scro "
testifying to their 45 years of service to Texas A&M aniP ro fe r
higher education Friday at a testimonial dinner in Colling W
Station. Harrington, first A&M graduate to be n
president of the school, served as chancellor for 12 year;
On Sept. 1 he became coordinator of A&M’s international^. ,
programs. Making the presentation, on behalf of the lD ur 1
friends was H. C. Heldenfels, center, president of A&Mschalle
Board of Directors. _ginee]
2 Aggie Seniors Injured
In Dallas Auto Accident
Two Aggie seniors are re
covering in a Dallas hospital
Tuesday after receiving extreme
ly severe injuries in a one-car
accident southwest of Dallas
about 9:45 a.m. Saturday.
Amos Dewitt, senior animal
husbandry major from Raymond-
ville, was reported in poor condi
tion but improving in Parkland
Hospital in Dallas. His compan
ion in the car, Albert Bodine,
was in fair condition.
Both students suffered crushed
chests and multiple injuries when
the car in which they were rid
ing went out of control.
Dewitt was in emergency sur
gery for more than 10 hours Sun
day. Hospital officials said he
will remain in the hospital so
long that friends on campus be
ll im from sck
gan resigning
Tuesday.
It was expected that Bodit
would also be dropped from 4
university rolls due to his expet
ed long period of convalescence.
Supak Selected=
SAC Chairman
James E. Supak was recent
elected chairman of the Studs WA
Agricultural Council. This dux .
ganization consists of two ref** per M i
resentatives from each technit.
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club in the College of Agric:
ture. 90
Other officers elected were He:-
bert Abraham, vice-chainm SPI
Leslie Bugai, secretary;
Furrh, treasurer and Mary lla^seat^
jorie
Neely, reporter.
SBOnes.
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Evans, Prairie View Head,
Announces Retirement Plain
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service.
Dr. Edward B. Evans, 71,
president of Prairie View A&M
College since 1946, announced
his retirement Saturday to the
Texas A&M University System
Board of Directors.
His retirement becomes effec
tive Aug. 31, 1966.
“When the history of higher
has grown in value from $2,190-
remarked H. C. Heldenfels, chair
man of the board, “Dr. Evans
will have a place of eminence.
He has contributed 48 years of
dedicated service to higher edu
cation in Texas. The board
especially appreciates Dr. Evans’
service beyond normal retirement
years.”
A&M President Earl Rudder
praised Evans for his contribu
tions to higher education.
“Dr. Evans is admired by all
people who have worked with him
in higher education,” Rudder
said. “They appreciate his per
sistent efforts to upgrade pro
grams at Prairie View and his
keen personal interest in prob
lems of the student body, facul
ty and staff. Across the nation,
Dr. Evans is respected as an out
standing educator and gentle- In 1963, Evans participated'^'
man.'
Under Evans’ leadership,
Prairie View’s enrollment has
more than doubled. Enrollment
for the 1965 fall semester total
ed 3,343, compared with 1,475 in
1946.
the White House Conference
Higher Education.
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Evans has served as preside^shed, r w;
of the Negro Land Grant Colte Co11 841
Association, president of
Southwestern Athletic Conic—
oom for
E. 27th.
Prairie View’s physical plant
has grow nin value from $2,190,-
942 in 1946 to $15,238,829 during
that time. And construction in
progress totals 3,740,886.
Evans established the Depart
ment of Veterinary Science at
Praire View in 1918, the same
year he earned a doctorate in
veterinary medicine at Iowa
State College. He headed the
veterinary hospital clinic there
in 1924.
The native of Jackson County,
Missouri, held other positions of
high responsibility through the
years. He was director of ath
letics from 1924 through 1926,
acting director of the arts, sci
ences and agricultural divisions
in 1926-27, and registrar from
1928 until he was named Texas
state leader for the Negro Ex
tension Service in 1941, a posi
tion he held until 1946.
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the Coaches and Officials jsuru
sociation of the Southwestern, to 6 :oc
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In addition, he has served c
the Committee on Southern fc
gional Studies on Education aa A]1 (k
the American Council on Eitj i &^2 b
cation. He has been a mends! K- g H a v
of the National Defense Irak
portation Association, Texsj Carpets
Committee for Interracial Coo;i Furnish
eration, Texas Academic Socie^^*^^
American Legion, Phi, Kapp
Phi, Alpha Phi Alpha, and
ican and Texas Teachers Assocd
tions. fl TR
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Evans received the Hoblitzet
Achievement Award in 1953 ft
contributions to higher educif
tion and agricultural researc 1 -
Other awards include a oertitHI
cate for 25 years of continues
mil’s
service to the A&M System at L
the Silver Beaver for adult lea: a es: C
ership in the Boy Scouts ervice:
America.
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