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Page 20 George Dinsmore Stoddard, who has been President PRESIDENT STODDARD of the University since July 1, 1946, is an outstanding educator and administrator. Biographical data: Born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, October 8, 1897, son of Eugene Anson and Charlotte (Dinsmore) Stoddard. A.B., Pennsylvania State college, 1921; diplome, University of Paris, 1923; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1925; Litt.D., Colgate University, 1942j LL.D., St. Lawrence University, Syracuse University, Hobart College, 19^2, New York University, Skldmore college, 1943, Union College, 1944, Yeshiva University, 1946, University of Florida, Lake Forest College, Washington University, 1948, University of Toledo, 1949; L.H.D., Alfred University, 1943'. Married Margaret Trautwein, December 26, 1925; children - Philip Hendrick, Arthur Dinsmore, Eleanor, Caroline, Alfred Eugene. Associate In Psychology and Education, University of Iowa, 1925-26, Assistant Professor 1926-28, Associate Professor Psychology, 1928-29, Professor, 1929-42, also Director of Iowa Child welfare Research Station, 1928-42, and Dean of Graduate College, 1936-42, Head of Department of Psychology, 1938-39; President of the University of State of New York and Commissioner of Education, 1942-46; President, University of Illinois since July,1946. Served as 2nd Lt., F.A, Reserve Corps, 1918-23- Fellow - American Association for the Advancement of Science; member - American Psychological Association, National Education Association, Sigma PI, Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Sigma Rho, Phi Delta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi (laureate chapter). Clubs: University (Chicago^: University (New York); University (Urbana). Unitarian. Delegate, constitutional conference united Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) London, 1945; chairman, U.S. Education Mission to Japan, 1946; member, U.S. Delegation First General Conference on UNESCO In Paris, 19^6, Delegate, Second Session, Mexico City, 1947; U.S. member, Executive Board, 1947-49; attended February and July, 1948, Executive Board Meetings, UNESCO, Paris; attended Third General Conference of UNESCO, Beirut, Lebanon, NovemberDecember, 1948; Chairman, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO since September, 194§. Member, Service Academy Board; member (ViceChairman) National Committee for the Midcentury White House conference on, Children and Youth; member, Board of Consultants, National War College; member, Board of Trustees, Institute of International Education. Author: Iowa Placement Examination, 1925; Tests and Measurements in High School Instruction (with G.M. Ruch), 1927; The General Shop (with L. V. Newkirk), 1928; Study Manual in Elementary Statistics (with E. F. Lindquist), 1§29; Getting Ideas from the Movies (with p. W. Holaday), 1933; Child Psychology (with B. L. Wellman), 1934; Manual of Child Psychology (with B. L. Wellman), 1936; The Meaning of Intelligence, 1943; Tertiary Education, 1944; Frontiers in Education, 1945. Arthur Cutts Wlllard, President of the "PRESIDENT EMERITUS WILLARD University from 1934 to 1946, is an internationally known engineer. He was born Aug. 12, 1878, in Washington, D.C. He attended the National College of Pharmacy of George Washington University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, He taught in California School of Mechanical Arts, and George Washington University, and was sanitary and heating engineer in the Army Quartermaster Corps. In 1913 he came to Illinois as assistant professor of heating and ventilating, became head of mechanical engineering* dean of College of Engineering, and in 1934, President. He is widely known for research In heating and ventilating. The American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers in 1936 presented him the F. Paul Anderson gold medal. President and Mrs. Wlllard live at 1203 W. Nevada St., Urbana. They have no children.