Eastern Michigan University DigitalCommons@EMU Alumni News University Archives 1974 Alumnus, Spring 1974 Eastern Michigan University Follow this and additional works at: http://commons.emich.edu/alumni_news Recommended Citation Eastern Michigan University, "Alumnus, Spring 1974" (1974). Alumni News. 248. http://commons.emich.edu/alumni_news/248 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at DigitalCommons@EMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni News by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@EMU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. SPRING EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 1974 ROLL OF HONOR EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ROLL OF HONOR C President Sponberg Resigns; ·-(")�°' .cu ...... � ci Tenure Sees University Expansion z Harold E. Sponberg, six for an increasing number of re teenth president of Eastern search projects. Michigan University, announced President Sponberg, although his resignation, effective July 1, a native of Minnesota, has put 1974, to the Board of Regents down deep roots in Michigan. at their March meeting. His doctorate is from Michigan President Sponberg's tenure State University and he served as head of the University coin as director of university exten cided with the period of East sion there. His next post was ern 's most rapid growth. that of vice-president for aca When he arrived in 1965, en demic affairs at Northern Mich- rollment was slightly more than igan University. _ 10,000. This sky-rocketed to al He did leave the state for one most double that number before four-year period to serve as reaching a plateau and then de president of Washburn Univer clining somewhat.