2/9/15 Guide to the Conference on Problems of Higher Education in Illinois File Conference on Problems of Higher Education in Illi

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Guide to the Conference on Problems of Higher Education in Illinois File 1937/1939 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Conference on Problems of Higher Education in Illinois File 1937-1939 2/9/15 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Office of the University President 0.20 English University of Illinois Archives
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Historical Note:

The President is the principal administrative officer of the University and a member of the faculty of each college, school, institute and division.1 The original charter designated the chief executive officer of the university as regent but this title was changed to President in 1894.2 The President is elected by the Board of Trustees and is responsible to them for the operation of the university.3 The President prepares budgets for presentation to the board, recommends persons to the Board for appointment to University positions, and is responsible for the enforcement of the rules and regulations of the University.4 On recommendation of the appropriate Senate and by authority of the Trustees, the President issues diplomas conferring degrees.5

This unit covers:

2/0 Reports of the President

2/1 John M. Gregory, April 1, 1867 - June 9, 1880 (Effective September 1,1880)

2/2 Selim H. Peabody, July 27, 1880 (Pro tempore) March 9, 1881 - June 10, 1891 (Effective September 1, 1891)

2/3 Thomas J. Burrill, August 7, 1891 - 1894 (Acting) April 1, 1904 - August 26, 1904 (Acting)

2/4 Andrew S. Draper, April 13, 1894 (Took office August 1, 1894) - April 1, 1904

2/5 Edmund J. James, August 26, 1904 - March 3, 1920 (Effective September 1, 1920)

2/6 David Kinley, September 1, 1920 - July 1, 1930

2/7 Harry W. Chase, July 5, 1930 - January 25, 1933 (Effective July 10, 1933)

2/8 Arthur H. Daniels, July 11, 1933 - June 30, 1934 (Acting)

2/9 Arthur C. Willard, July 1, 1934 - June 30, 1946

2/10 George D. Stoddard, July 1, 1946 - August 31, 1953

2/11 Lloyd Morey, September 1, 1953 (Acting) February 1, 1954 - August 31, 1955

2/12 David D. Henry, September 1, 1955 - August 31, 1971

2/13 John E. Corbally, Jr., September 1, 1971 - August 31, 1979

2/14 Stanley O. Ikenberry, September 1, 1979 ?

1. University of Illinois Statutes, July 18, 1979, Section 2, p. 3.

2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 17th Report, August 1, 1894, p. 269.

3. University of Illinois Statutes, July 18, 1979, Section 2, p. 3.

4. Ibid.

5. Ibid., p. 3-4

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Genre/Form of Material: Papers Topical Term: Higher Education Illinois Higher Education
Administrative Information Accruals:

7/7/66

Arrangement of Materials:

Chronological

Scope and Contents

Conference on Problems of Higher Education in Illinois material, including typewritten copies of minutes and letters; mimeographed memoranda and agendas; lists of delegates and committee members; printed announcements and galley proofs, and a report on conference progress by Coleman R. Griffith (5/5/39).

At a University Council meeting, July 13, 1937, a special committee was appointed to study the problems of higher education in Illinois and make recommendations to the President. As its first recommendation, the committee proposed that the University sponsor a major conference on the topic; the first session of the conference was held in April, 1938.