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Presidents Of Towson University
The following is a list of principals and presidents of Towson University and its predecessor institutions. Image:TUNewell.jpg, McFadden Alexander NewellFirst Principal, Maryland State Normal School (MSNS), 1866–1890 File:Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1830 - 1907) .jpg, E. Barrett Prettyman (1830–1907)Principal, MSNS, 1890–1905 File:George Ward, Towson University.jpg, George W. Ward (1867–1932)Principal, MSNS, 1905–1909 File:Sarah Richmond, Towson University.jpg, Sarah E. Richmond (1843–1921)Principal, MSNS, 1909–1917 File:blank.jpg, Lida Lee Tall (1873–1942)Principal, 1920–1934, President, 1934–1938 File:TUwiedefeld2.jpg, M. Theresa Wiedefeld (1886–1983)President, 1938–1947 File:TUhawkins.jpg, Earle T. Hawkins (1903–1972)President, 1947–1969 File:TUfisher.jpg, James Fisher (1931–)President, 1969–1978 File:blank.jpg, Hoke L. Smith (1931–2004)President 1979–2001 File:blank.jpg, Mark L. Perkins (1948–)President, July, 2001–April, 2002 File ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towson University
Towson University (TU or Towson) is a public university in Towson, Maryland. Founded in 1866 as Maryland's first training school for teachers, Towson University is a part of the University System of Maryland. Since its founding, the university has evolved into eight subsidiary colleges with over 20,000 students. Its 329-acre campus is situated in Baltimore County, Maryland eight miles north of downtown Baltimore. Towson is one of the largest public universities in Maryland and still produces the most teachers of any university in the state. History Maryland State Normal School The General Assembly of Maryland established what would eventually become Towson University in 1865, with the allocation of funds directed toward Maryland's first teacher-training school, or then called "normal school" (term used from a new French tradition). On January 15, 1866, this institution, known then as the "Maryland State Normal School" (M.S.N.S.), officially opened its doors as part of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McFadden Newell
McFadden Alexander Newell (1824–1894) commissioned and was the first principal of Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University). Newell was an Irish immigrant who graduated from Trinity College, Dublin. He also taught school in England before settling in Baltimore, Maryland in 1848. He was a professor of natural science at the Baltimore City College Baltimore City College, known colloquially as City, City College, and B.C.C., is a college preparatory school with a liberal arts focus and selective school, selective admissions criteria located in Baltimore, Maryland. Opened in October 1839, B ..., from 1850 to 1854. In 1865, Newell was asked to establish a state normal school and served as its principal from 1866 to 1890. During this time, he also served as State Superintendent of Public Instruction. As Principal at MSNS, he improved both teacher education and public school instruction, set admissions standards for the Normal School and refined the school's curriculu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elijah Barrett Prettyman
Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1830–1907) was the second principal of Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University). Biography Elijah Barrett Prettyman was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania Williamsport is a city in, and the county seat of, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It recorded a population of 27,754 at the 2020 Census. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a popula ... on February 20, 1830. He graduated from Dickinson College. He was a teacher and principal in Anne Arundel County for over 15 years. He later became the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Principal of the Normal School. He married Lydia Forrest Johnston on June 6, 1855, and they had six children. A Democrat, he was elected clerk of the Montgomery County court and served for 22 years. He died at his home in Rockville, Maryland on December 9, 1907. References Presidential Biographies - Towson Archives {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George W
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. While in his twenties, Bush flew warplanes in the Texas Air National Guard. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. In 1978, Bush unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball before he was elected governor of Texas in 1994. As governor, Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform, increased education funding, set higher standards for schools, and reformed the criminal justice system. He also helped make Texas the leading producer of wind powered electricity in the nation. In the 2000 presidential election, Bush defeated Democratic in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Richmond
Sarah Elizabeth Richmond (1843–1921) was a teacher and the fourth principal of Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University). She was the second person to enroll at the Maryland State Normal School in its opening year and was in its first graduating class. Her 55 years of consecutive service to the Normal School began in 1866, when McFadden Newell asked her to return there to teach mathematics. Within a few years, Richmond was made Vice Principal and, by 1909, at age 66, she became the school's first female principal. She remained principal until 1917 when she resigned to become Dean of the school. In addition to being the driving force in moving the school to its current Towson Towson () is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Baltimore County and the second-most populous unincorp ... location, Richmond raised entrance requirem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lida Lee Tall
Lida Lee Tall (1873–1942) was the sixth principal/president of State Teachers College at Towson (now Towson University Towson University (TU or Towson) is a public university in Towson, Maryland. Founded in 1866 as Maryland's first training school for teachers, Towson University is a part of the University System of Maryland. Since its founding, the university h ...). Early life and education Tall was born on November 17, 1873 in Fishing Creek, Maryland to Sarah E. and Washington Tall and educated in Baltimore City Public School System, Baltimore's public schools, Tall earned her bachelor's degree at Columbia University and her doctorate at the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland. Career Tall guided the institution through its major transition into a four-year college. In 1935, the Maryland State Normal School changed its name to the Maryland State Teachers College and implemented a four-year course leading to a bachelor of science degree. Unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresa Wiedefeld
Mary Theresa Wiedefeld (February 2, 1886 – November 1983) was the seventh president (formerly principal) of State Teachers College at Towson (now Towson University). Wiedefeld was a graduate of Towson and had many roles in Maryland public education, from grade-school teacher to State Supervisor of Elementary Schools. Wiedefeld was president during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ... when enrollment declined and employees were hard to obtain. Under her administration, the college developed a special program for cadet teachers to help alleviate the teacher shortage, took the first steps toward preparing teachers for junior high and kindergarten and inaugurated a junior college program in the arts and sciences. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiedefeld, Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earle Hawkins
Earle Taylor Hawkins (March 5, 1903 – June 1972) was the eighth president of Towson State College (now Towson University). Earle Hawkins advanced through the state educational system from the level of teacher to top supervisory positions. His administration was affected by the phenomenal growth in higher education. In 1947, student enrollment totaled 600. When Dr. Hawkins retired, enrollment had risen to over 8,000 day and evening students. During his presidency, Towson added a full range of baccalaureate programs in the arts and sciences, instituted evening and summer programs and undertook an ambitious building program. Indicative of the school's growth and broadening scope was the change in name in 1963 from State Teachers College to Towson State College. Towson had become the second largest public institution of higher education in Maryland. Dr. Hawkins gave Towson 22 years of leadership. Earle Hawkins served as 1st Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fisher (president)
James Lee Fisher (June 2, 1931September 7, 2022) was an American academic administrator and psychologist. He served as the ninth president of Towson State University (now Towson University) from 1969 to 1978. Early life Fisher was born in Decatur, Illinois, on June 2, 1931. He initially studied at Millikin University but dropped out due to poor academic performance in 1950. He subsequently enlisted in the US Marine Corps and served for four years. After being discharged, he resumed his studies and graduated with honors from Illinois State University in 1956. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in psychology from Northwestern University seven years later. Career Fisher was first employed in the administration of Northwestern while he was completing his doctorate there. After six years in that capacity, he became president of Towson State College in 1969, succeeding Earle Hawkins at the age of 38. During his tenure, Fisher instituted a winter academic session and created n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoke L
Hoke is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Brady Hoke (born 1958), American football coach, formerly head coach at the University of Michigan * Chris Hoke (born 1976), American retired National Football League player * Eldon Hoke (1958–1997), American musician * Jacob Hoke (1825-1893), American businessman and author * Jon Hoke (born 1957), American football coach and former player * Lisa Hoke (born 1952), American artist * Martin Hoke (born 1952), American Republican politician * Michael Hoke (1874–1944), orthopedic surgeon * Robert Hoke (1837–1912), Confederate major general, businessman and railroad executive * Stefan-Heinrich Höke (1905–1944), German World War II officer * William A. Hoke (1851–1925), American politician and jurist Given name * Hoke Norris (1913–1977), American journalist and writer * Hoke L. Smith (1931–2004), tenth president of Towson University * M. Hoke Smith Michael Hoke Smith (Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark L
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Robert Caret
Robert Laurent Caret (born October 7, 1947) is an American academic and the former chancellor of the University System of Maryland. He became chancellor on July 1, 2015. Caret, a native of New England, became chancellor of the University System of Maryland after completing presidencies at San Jose State University, Towson University and the University of Massachusetts. Education Born in Biddeford, Maine to a restaurant owner, Caret was the first in his family to attend college. Caret received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of New Hampshire in 1974 and his bachelor's degree in chemistry and mathematics from Suffolk University in 1969. His honorary degrees include a Doctor of Humane Letters from Saint Joseph's College of Maine and Westfield State University (2012) San Jose University (2004) and National Hispanic University (1997) and a Doctor of Science degree from Suffolk University (1996). Career Caret became president of San Jose State University in Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
