Alice Roberta Manicur (September 13, 1924 – January 2, 2017) was an American educator and college administrator. She was dean of students and vice president of

Frostburg State University Frostburg State University (FSU) is a public university in Frostburg, Maryland. The university is the only four-year institution of the University System of Maryland west of the Baltimore-Washington passageway in the state's Appalachian highlan ...

, and president of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators. She was inducted into the

Maryland Women's Hall of Fame The Maryland Women's Hall of Fame (MWHF) recognizes significant achievements and statewide contributions made by women who are Maryland-natives or state residents. It was established in 1985 by the Maryland Commission for Women and the Women Legisl ...

in 2012.

Early life and education

Manicur was born in

McDowell County, West Virginia McDowell County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,111. Its county seat is Welch. McDowell County is the southernmost county in the state. It was created in 1858 by the Virginia Genera ...

, the daughter of Salvatore (Sam) Manicure and Jeanette Roberts Manicure. Her father, a coal miner, was born in Italy. She graduated

Berea College Berea College is a private liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky. Founded in 1855, Berea College was the first college in the Southern United States to be coeducational and racially integrated. Berea College charges no tuition; every adm ...

in 1954, earned a master's degree at

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universit ...

in 1955, and completed doctoral studies in student personnel administration at Indiana University in 1960. Her dissertation was titled "Problem Areas and Acceptability of Student Behavior as Indicated by Residence Hall and Sorority Women at Indiana University."

Career

During and after

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, Manicur worked a variety of jobs to support her siblings. After she earned her master's degree, she was a counselor at

MacMurray College MacMurray College was a private college in Jacksonville, Illinois. Its enrollment in fall 2015 was 570. Founded in 1846, the college closed in May 2020. History Although founded in 1846 by a group of Methodist clergymen as the Illinois Confer ...

. In 1960, she became the first dean of students at Frostburg State College; in 1972, her position was upgraded to vice president of student affairs. She retired from Frostburg in 2007. Manicur was active in the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), and was the first woman to be president of NASPA when she was elected in 1976. She also served on the Board of Trustees of Berea College. Manicur was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2012.

Publications

* "Status of Professional Women in Higher Education" (1969) * "Toward a Student Oriented Health Service" (1976, with Janice N. Harris and Lloyd E. Greene)

Personal life

Manicur was an avid traveler, and visited all seven continents. She died in 2017, aged 92 years. There is a collection of her papers at Bowling Green State University Libraries. NASPA holds a bi-annual Alice Manicur Women's Symposium. A meeting space on the Frostburg State University campus is named the Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall in her honor.

References

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