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STATE BOARD OF REGENTS (Office located on fifth floor State Office Building) Appointed by . Term of six years. DWIGHT G. RIDER, Fort Dodge, President of the Board, Republican term expires June 30, 1961. MRS. WILLARD ARCHIE, Shenandoah, Republican; term expires June 30, 1957. CARL L. FREDRICKSEN, Sioux City, Republican; term expires June 30, 1957. HARRY H. HAGEMANN, Waverly, Democrat; term expires June 30, 1957. MRS. FRANK G. BROOKS, Mt. Vernon, Democrat; term expires June 30, 1959. ROY E. STEVENS, Ottumwa, Democrat; term expires June 30, 1959. V. B. HAMILTON, Hampton, Democrat; term expires June 30, 1961. RICHARD H. PLOCK, Burlington, Republican; term expires June 30, 1961. CLIFFORD STRAWMAN, Anamosa, Republican; term expires June 30, lyoy DAVID A. DANCER, Des Moines, Board Secretary.

RIDER, Dwight G., Port Dodge Republican President, State Board of Regents Born on farm in Kossuth county, Iowa, October 29, 1897; family soon moved to Waterloo and he attended "West Waterloo public schools, graduated from West Wa- terloo High in 1916; entered Grinnell col- lege in 1916, and in May, 1917, enlisted as a private in battery F of First Iowa Field Artillery, which became battery F of 126th Field Artillery, 34th Division; discharged with rank of lieutenant; in fall of 19iy entered State University of Iowa; gradu- ated from the college of law in June, 1923; began practice of law at Fort Dodge. In 1942 was elected judge of Eleventh Judicial district of Iowa, took office Janu- ary 1, 1943; resigned from the position to resume private law practice. Member of Phi Gamma Delta social fraternity, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, American Le- gion, Elks lodge, Episcopal church; Order of the Coif (Honorary) and past president of Fort Dodge Chamber of Commerce. Married Corinne Reed of North English, also a graduate of the State University

ARCHIE], Mrs. Willard David, Page County Republican Member, State Board of Regents Born Estelle Esden on August 10, 1899, at Sidney, Iowa. Graduated from Sidney high school and from Grinnell college in 1920. Taught languages and history in Corning- high school two years. Married in 1922 to Willard D. Archie. Son David served in the navy and graduated from Princeton in 1950. Daughter Louise grad- uated from the State University of Iowa in 1951. The family lived at Fort Douglas, Utah three years while Mr. Archie was in the army in World War II. Member Pres- byterian church, American Legion Aux- iliary, Study clubs and P.E.O. IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER—1955-1956 197

BROOKS, Mrs. Frank G., Linn County Democrat Member, State Board of Regents Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jarrett. Gradu- ated from Central high school, Pittsburgh; Mount Holyoke college (A.B.), and the University of Oklahoma (M.A.). Addi- tional graduate study, Cambridge Univer- sity, England. Honorary degrees from Cornell college (L.H.D.), LaGrande col- lege (L.L.D.) the Illinois Wesleyan Col- lege (Litt.D.), The American University (Hum.D). Member of faculties Oklahoma City University (1920-1936), Cornell col- lege (1939-1947). President, Woman's di- vision of Christian service, Methodist church since 1948. Member of general board, National Council of Churches of Christ in America. Member of Central Committee, World Council of Churches. Publications, "A Guide to Painters and Paintings," numerous articles in church and other periodicals. Married to Dr. Frank G. Brooks, professor biology, Cor- nell college. Daughter, Cornelia, married to David I. Hull M.D.

FREDRICKSEN, Carl Leonard, Woodbury County Republican Member, State Board of Regents Born in Nebraska City, Nebraska, July 13, 1892. Attended public schools in Sioux City, Iowa. Wife, Louise, three children, Carl Jr., Charlene and Carol. Employed by Livestock National Bank 1910, director since 1923, president since 1938. Director of following companies and organizations: president and director of Tri-State Invest- ment Company, treasurer and director of Industrial Development Council, director of Woodbury County Taxpayers Confer- ence, director of Sioux City Safety Council and past president, director and treasurer of Sioux City Terminal Railway company, Salvation Army and past president, presi- dent and director of Missouri Valley De- velopment Association, advisory board of St. Joseph Mercy hospital, director of Sioux City Stock Yards Company, director of Sioux City Terminal Railway company, director of Sioux Falls Stock Yards com- pany, director of Live Stock Sanitary board, past president and treasurer and director of Sioux City Chamber of Com- merce, past president of Sioux City Clear- ing House Association. Membership in the following: Chamber of Commerce, Mason (Shrine), Elks, Rotary (past director and treasurer), Knife and Fork, Sioux City club (past director and treasurer), Sioux City Country club (past director and treasurer), Robert Morris Associates, Re- serve City Bankers Association, Congre- gational church. 198 IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER—1955-1956

HAGEMANN, Harry H., Bremer County Democrat Member, State Board of Regents Born January 25, 1900, in Black Hawk county, Iowa. Graduated from East high school, Waterloo, Iowa; attended Iowa State college, Iowa State Teachers college University of Iowa; Georgetown Univer- sity, LL.B. 1926. Served in U. S. navy during World War I. Practiced law in Waverly, Iowa, member of the firm Hage- mann & Hagemann, since 1927; county at- torney of Bremer county 1928 to 1932- General counsel for Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Company of Waverly, Iowa. Married April 1933 to Shirley A. Kilpatrick of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; parents of one daughter Judith Ann, age 17. Member of American Legion, St. Pauls Lutheran church, Rotary, Bremer County Bar as- sociation, Iowa State Bar association and American Bar association. HAMILTON, Vincent B., Franklin County Democrat Member, State Board of Regents Born on a farm, Washington county, Tennessee, December 8, 1897, son of James J. and Mary B. Hamilton. Attended rural school; graduated from high school at Maryville Junior college; two years liberal arts at Maryville Senior college. B.S., Iowa State college, division of animal hus- bandry, 1921. Alpha Gamma Rho, social fraternity, Sigma Delta Chi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Epsilon Sigma Phi, Lambda Gamma Delta honorary societies. Iowa Hubam Seed company, 1921-22. County agri- cultural agent in Franklin county, Iowa, 1922-1933. Farm manager, Metropolitan Life Insurance company, 1933-1934. Field organizer, Farm Credit administration, Production-Credit corporation, 1934-1935. Secretary- Farm Bureau Federation and associated companies, 1935- 1944. Officer and director in Farmers Hybrid Seed Corn Company, Farmers Hy- brids, and Farmers Hybrid Hogs, since 1944. Member of Methodist church, Hamp- ton. Charter member of Hampton Rotary club. Married Mildred W. Brown of Hampton, 1923. PLOCK, Richard H., Des Moines County Republican Member, State Board of Regents Born at Burlington, Iowa, on September 6, 1908, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Plock. Graduate of Burlington high school, Amherst college and Harvard law school. A member of firm of Pryor, Hale, Plock, Riley & Jones. Married Helen M. Swisher of Waterloo, Iowa, October 7, 1934; one son, Richard H., Jr., and two daughters, Carolyn Ann and Susan Swisher. Fraternal affiliations: Delta Kappa Epislon, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, B.P.O., Elks. Appointed to Board of Regents by Gov- ernor Kraschel in 1937. Reappointed by Governor Hickenlooper, 1943, and by Gov- ernor Beardsley in 1949. Moderator, Con- gregational-Christian churches of Iowa, 1945-1946. President, Association of Gov- erning Boards of State Universities and Allied Institutions, 1945-46, and secretary since 1949. President Des Moines County Bar association, 1946-47. President, Bur- lington Chamber of Commerce, 1950-51. Chairman, Des Moines County Civil De- fense council 1950-54. Life member State Historical Society of Iowa. President Des Moines County Law Library association 1953-1954. IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER—1955-1956 199

STEVENS, Roy E., Wapello County Democrat Member, State Board of Reg-ents Born January 8, 1878, on a farm in Wa- pello county, son of O. C. and Martha Ellen Stevens. Attended Ottumwa high school, graduated Ottumwa business college. Married Marie VandeVen 1907, one daugh- ter, Mrs. Lloyd D. Burton, Jr. Owned and operated Stevens Shoe store 1902 to Au- gust 1951 and Stevens Prairie Farm dairy since 1928. Served as Senator in Iowa Legis- lature 1931-39. Past president of Ottumwa Retail Merchants, Ottumwa Chamber of Commerce, past president Iowa Shoe Re- tailers and vice president and director of National Shoe Retailers association. One of the original good roads boosters of southern Iowa and for many years chair- man of Wapello County Good Roads com- mittee of Chamber of Commerce. Director of Fidelity Savings bank, charter mem- ber and past president of Ottumwa Ro- tary club, member of Elks, Masonic fra- ternity and member of First Presbyterian church.

STRAWMAX, Clifford M., Anamosa Jones County Republican 3Ieniber, State Board of Regents Born in Jones county, Iowa, 1889. Grad- uate Anamosa high school, Cornell col- lege, Columbia University law school. Ad- mitted to bar in Montana and Iowa. Mar- ried Blanche Mason of Valley City, North Dakota, 1918, two children. At successive periods was manager Montana Wheat Growers association, American Wheat Growers association, member of Minne- apolis Grain exchange, attorney for Illi- nois Agricultural association, National livestock credit corporations, Penn Mutual life insurance in Mexico. Farm owner and operator. Delta Chi, Acacia, Tau Kappa Alpha fraternities, Mason, Methodist, Served five terms in the state legislature.

DANCER, David A., Decatur County Republican Secretary, State Board of Regents and Member of Finance Committee Born at Lamoni, Iowa, October 7, 1896, the son of David and Anna A. Dancer, pioneer Decatur county residents. At- tended public schools of Lamoni, Grace- land college, Lamoni, University of Wash- ington, Seattle, and the State University of Iowa, where he graduated in 1917. Served two years in the army during World War I. Engaged in livestock rais- ing and farming since March 1, 1919, in Decatur county. Married to Florence Messerli of West Union in November, 1917. Father of three daughters, Jane. Alice and JoAnn. Member Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. State representative from Deca- tur county in the 46th, 47th, 48th and 49th General Assemblies. Omicron Delta Kappa (Honorary). Elected a member of the finance committee and secretary of the State Board of Regents, July 1, 1942. 200 IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER—1955-1956

FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD Appointed by the State Board of Regents Carl Gernetzky, Chairman, Polk County. David A. Dancer, Secretary, Decatur County. Arthur W. Walsh, member, Des Moines County. GERNETZKY, Carl F., Polk County Republican Chairman, Finance Committee, State Board of Regents Born at Columbus, Wisconsin, in 1904. Graduated from Columbus high school; received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Stout Institute, Menomonie, Wisconsin; had post graduate "work from Universities of Minnesota, Wis- consin, Chicago, Creighton. Taught at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, 1925-29; Thomas Jefferson high school, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1929-41; Principal Bloomer high school 1941-46; Vice principal, Thomas Jefferson high school 1946-1948. Married Irene Stewart, River Palls, Wisconsin, 1929. Appointed superintendent of Iowa School for the Blind 1948. Appointed member of finance committee of State Board of Regents July 1, 1949. Member Ply- mouth Congregational church, Des Moines.

WALSH, Arthur Weldon, Des Moines County Democrat Member, Finance Committee, State Board of Regents Born, June 12, 1918 at Mina, Mineral county, Nevada. Graduated from Mina (Nevada) grammar school, 1931. Graduated from MineraL county high school, Hawthorne, Nevada, 1935. A.B., University of California at Los Angeles, 1940. M.S., Drake University, 1950. Leadman, Production Shortage Control, Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., Santa Monica, Califor- nia, 1941-1944, 1946-1947. Supply Corps, Navy, 1944-1946. Professor of Government, Economics, World History, Burlington Junior College, Burlington, Iowa, 1948-1953. Lay Reader, Christ church, Epis- copal, Burlington, Iowa, 1949-1953. Lay Reader, St. Paul's Church, Episcopal, Creston, Iowa, 1953-1954. Fraternal Affilitaions; Alpha Tau Omega (UCLA), Blue Key (UCLA), Kappa Delta Pi (Drake), .B.P.O. Elks 84 (Burlington, Iowa). Married Jean Virginia Sparks at Los Angeles, California 1941. Daughter Barbara Ann Walsh born 1942. Son Daniel Henry Walsh born 1949.

STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Iowa City President, Virgil Melvin Hancher, B.A., M.A., J.D., LL.D., L.H.D., Litt.D., D.C.L. Provost, Harvey Henry Davis, PhD., LL.D. Administrative Dean, Allin Winston Dakin, B.A., M.A., M.B.A. Business Manager, E. T. Jolliffe, B.S.C.

Colleges Liberal Arts Dean, Dewey Bernard Stuit, Ph.D. School of Religion Director, Robert S. Michaelsen, B.A., B.D., Ph.D. School of Journalism Director, Leslie George Moeller, B.A. School of Fine Arts Director, Earl Enyeart Harper, D.D., S.T.B., LL.D., Litt.D. School of Social Work Director, Mark Hale, M.A. Division of Physical Education and Intercollegiate A this tics Director, Paul Walter Brechler, Ph.D. Law- Dean, Mason Ladd, A.B., J.D., S.J.D. Medicine Dean, Norman B. Nelson, M.D. Dentistry Dean, William John Simon, D.D.S., M.S.D. Pharmacy Dean, Louis C. Zopf, Ph.G., B.S. Pharm., M.S.