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David Felmley
David Felmley (April 24, 1857 – January 24, 1930) was an American educator best known for his thirty-year-long tenure as the sixth president of Illinois State University, then known as Illinois State Normal University. Personal life and early career David Felmley was born on April 24, 1857, near Somerville, New Jersey. In 1868, his family moved to Perry, Illinois. In 1873, Felmley enrolled in Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois. Later, at the age of nineteen, he began at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1881. He then became the superintendent of schools in Carrollton, Illinois following his graduation. In 1887, Felmley married Auta Stout, although she died in July 1921. In 1890, when John W. Cook became the president of Illinois State Normal University, Felmley took over his position as the professor of mathematics. When Arnold Tompkins departed ISNU in 1900, Felmley was chosen as the next president of the university. He was a charter member of the Rotar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois State Normal University
Illinois State University (ISU) is a public university in Normal, Illinois. Founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University, it is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teaching and is recognized as one of the top ten largest producers of teachers in the US according to the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university's athletic teams are members of the Missouri Valley Conference and the Missouri Valley Football Conference and are known as the "Redbirds," in reference to the state bird, the cardinal. History ISU was founded as a training school for teachers in 1857, the same year Illinois' first Board of Education was convened and two years after the Free School Act was passed by the state legislature. Among its supporters were judge and future Supreme Court Justice, David Davis and local businessman and land holder Jesse W. Fell whos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
