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Appointments/Promotions/Changes, 1939 - 2022

 File — Box: N-01, Folder: N:002
Identifier: N:002

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating appointments/promotions/changes, awards, deaths, faculty committees, faculty departments, grants, sabbaticals, Memorial Fund, individual faculty and staff members, policy/handbook, professorships, recruitment, retirement/resignation, salary, scholarship, schedules, visiting professors, tuition exchange/remission.

Includes newspaper clippings, newsletters, handbook, and brochures.

Dates

  • 1939 - 2022

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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Newspaper articles, memos, personal letters to faculty members, lists of faculty changes; Salaries and appointments (continued): Hasenauer, G.; Webb, Kenneth; Kinter, W.; MacConnell, R.;Cantieni; Reiff; Peters, A.; Warlow, F.; Hagelman, C.; Stenger; Kistler, W.; Shoemaker, A.; Renninger, J.; Moore, J.; Pritchett, W.; Ottinger, S.; Ulrich, P.; Koehler; Boyer, R.; Spelt; Claudel, C. Ward, W.; Steinhauer, M.; Barritt, W.; Wilkinson, N.; Misz, J.; Carrine, F.; Everitt, E.; Noel, H.; Hinsey, E.; Davis, F.; Raker, C.; Timberlake, R.; Rice, J.; Sass,S.; Smeloff, N.; Shuman, M.;

Thomas R. Meredith appointed instructor in Dept. of English 1946; John Misz emergency instructor in Geology 1947

J. Michael Moore appointed German instructor 1947

Charles Mortimer appointed Assistant Professor Chemistry 1950

Samuel H. Ottinger and John M. Woolford appointed as Math instructors 1946

Thorman A. Nelson appointed Math instructor 1946; Henry M. Noel appointed Romance Language instructor 1947

Robert A. Boyer appointed Physics instructor 1942; Bernard W. Neumeyer appointed Physics instructor 1946; Tyson letter re: Professor Robert Allen Boyer, full professor of Physics is being considered for work on military contracts 1957

Samuel H. Ottinger appointed Math instructor 1946

Henry W. Applington appointed assistant professor of biology 9/1/47; reappointed 1950-'53; advanced to associate professor 1953-'56

Kingsbury M. Badger is appointed instructor in English 1941-'46; reappointed

Clyde Barker is reappointed Assistant Professor of Physical Education 1949

Delbert Barley appointed instructor of sociology 1952-'54

Romance Languagees Faculty appointed: C. Westbrook Barritt 1946, Herbert G. Stinson 1955, salary increase for Anthony S. Corbiere 1956, John A. Griffin 1957

Harold Baughman hired as head football coach June 1949; elected Assistant Professor of Physical Education July 1949; letter from William Brandt, public relations, stating disappointment in Baughman 1951

Rev. William C. Berkmeyer appointed part-time instructor in Dept. of Religion 1946

Phillip E. Bollinger appointed instructor in English for term 3/1/46 and 7/1/46

Bernhard Borgmann appointed head basketball coach 1949-1952; re-elected 1953

Professor Charles B. Bowman's retirement effective September 1942

Carl W. Boyer 1926 (instructor) Senior Professor -1960; Department of Pedagogy changed to Department of Education 1927; mentions Personnel Consultation and Test Bureau headed by Boyer; Veterans Administration Guidance Center

George H. Brandes appointed in 1939 (chemistry) through 1941

Andrew S. Bullis, Reappointed instructor in Political Science to begin 9/1/50; reappointed through 5/54

Biology Dept. changes: Dr. Leiby, Robert E. Behler, Robert Schaeffer, J.V. Shankweiler 1956

Appointed instructors: Alex Corriere - Romance Languages 3/1/46 - 6/30/48; F. G. Crow - social studies 7/1/46 - 6/30/47

Joseph F. Cantieni appointed instructor in Art dept. 1947-1951; J. Louis Cardinal appointed instructor in Physical Education 7/1/49-1951

Donald G. Carpenter appt. instructor in Economics 7/1/42; appt. Coordinator of Civilian Pilot Program for training of Army and navy cadets;

income and expenses for two-week period June 1943 of CAAWTS program; Tyson requests occupational deferement for Carpenter

Appointed fall 1959: James Bloomfield (Hist), Roland Dedekind (Math), John Gustavson (Eng), John Ferguson ( Econ), Adeline Kreinheder (Ed), Wilson Serfass (Econ), Robert Stump (Math), Margaret Sullivan (Phys. Ed), David Thomas (Sociology)

Appointed 1955: Thomas Lohr (Psychology), Rodney Ring (Religion), Howard Farrands (History), Arthur Schaefer (Economics)

Excerpt from college By-laws re: appointments as Professors, Asst. Professors - 1933

Richard V. Hamory appointed Economics instructor - 1949

Appointed instructors: Robert R. Townsend - physics 11/1/43; William B. Ramsdale 11/1/43 - physics; Bradbury - 11/15/43; Charles A. Gruber-math 11/1/43; Edwin J. Kichline-chemistry 3/1/44

Dr. Rowland Leiby appointed visiting professor for one year - 1955

Dr. Yoder 1948-49; faculty and staff 1953-54; new appointees 1955-56; faculty 1961-62, 1962-63

Faculty recommendations for persons to be hired various departments: Victor B. Johnson, Claude E. Dierolf, Dr. Leupold, Ludwig M. Lenel, Paul W. Weaver, Delbert Barley - 1952

Promoted 1946: Russell W. Stine, Victor L. Johnson, Roland Hartman, Edward T. Horn; Bertha Paulssen appointed: Morris Greth, Matthew I. Wiencke, Allen Jones, John M. Woolford, Samuel Ottinger, Wayne Keck, R. Ransom Mattoon, Carl W. Boyer, George Rickey Bertha Paulssen appointed: Morris Greth, Matthew I. Wiencke, Allen Jones, John M. Woolford, Samuel Ottinger, Wayne Keck, R. Ransom Mattoon, Carl W. Boyer, George Rickey

Appointed: Elmer E. Kilmer, Norman B. Wilkinson, Roy E. Smeltzer, Samuel S. Ensor, James Howell, Mary A. Funk, Kurt Weber, Warren A. Nafis, John K. Heyl, William D. Miller, Rollin Wolf

1964 appointments: Elizabeth A. Herbert - chemistry; Marcia L. Brazina - English;

Appointed 1962-1963: Roger Baldwin, Charles Bargerstock, Charles S. Bednar, Griffith Dudding, Brooke D. Fulford, Francis B. Hague, Richard C. Hatch, Marc Hyler, Glenn T. Job, Adnah Kostenbauder, Charles T. Kuntzleman, Naomi Long, Thad N. Marsh, William Quay, Alice M. Savage, Robert B. Thornburg, Arvids Ziedonis

1948 appointments: philosophy: Werner Richter and Edward B. Stevens; social studies: Alfred Bornemann, Robert E. Lorish, John J. Reed, Donald Yoder; German - Rudolph J. Sprenger; Romance languages - Herbert E. Ketcham and John Griffin; physics -Charles Lohman and Walter Scott; chemistry - Glen Bowersox, Stanley Wise; biology - Bruce R. Romig, Richard L. Dively; art -Arthur Schneider

1946 appointments: chemistry - E. Hamory, A. Peters, R. Hauze, G. Brandes: social studies - L. Eshleman, C. Hollister, D. reitz, N. Keller, H. Snyder; physics - B. Neumeyer; math - P. Ulrich, E. Holt; languages - L. Van Horn, G. Hasenauer, K. Webb, W. Barritt; religion - W. Berkemeyer, C. Hepner, P. Hoh, R. Goeser; German - J. Renninger, A. Shoemaker, L. Pfluger; English - T. Meredith, A. Jones, R. Warlow, C. Criswell, H. Stenger

1947 appointments: history-Robert K. Bosch; economics-Richard V. Hamory; economics-L. R. Drown; physics-Edward S. Tinley; English-McConnell; English-William L. Kinter; Treasurer's Office-Charles Stecker

1948 appointments: religion and philosophy - Werner Richter; music - wife Ursula Richter Faculty appointed 1968-1969 L. Bach, C. Barry, D. Castiel, A. Cimino, M. Dengler, J. Francello, D. Garb, N. Iacovella, C. Ichimura, S. Nock, A. Santore, H. Schmidt, D. Shive, I. Sterns, J. Turoczi, L. Wingert

2019-2020 new faculty: Roger Ainslie (theatre), Kathleen Bachynski (public health), Michael Buozis (communication), Alex Cameron (math), Charles Collett (physics), Heidi Cruz-Austin (dance), Angel Diaz-Davalos (Spanish), Natalie Gotter (dance), Greg Heller-Labelle (entrepreneur in residence), Fangfei Miao (dance), Dana Francisco Miranda (philosophy), Drew Richardson (theatre), Leticia Robles-Moreno (theatre), David Romberg (film studies), Mirna Trauger (Spanish), Matthew Earl Williams (photography), Leah Wilson (neuroscience)

Undated: Kenneth H.Koch, Ramsdale, Charles A. Gruber, Sherwood R. Mercer, Perry F. Kendig, Harry A. Benfer, Paul J. Gebert, George Rickey, Carl W. Boyer, Perry F. Kendig, Ira F. Zartman, William C. Wilbur, Thomas A. Weaber, Luther A. Pfleuger, Alfred L. Shoemaker, F. Ernst Fellows, Edward T. Horn, Charles W. Hepner, Morris S. Greth, Rev. Matthew I. Wiencke, Wayne C. Keck, Warren Swenson, Eugene M. Hamory, Arthur C. Peters, Ralph C. Hauze, William C. Walker, Allen H. Jones, Francis W. Warlow, Carl S. Criswell, arold L. Stenger, E. Philip Bollier, William L. Kinter, Ralph G. McConnell, Thomas R. Meredith, Rev. Jesse, Henninger, Thorman A. Nelson, John W. Woolford, Samuel H. Ottinger, Paul T. Ulrich, Everett W. Holt, Bernard Neumeyer, Edward S. tinley, Rev. Philip Hoh, Rev. Robert Goeser, Rev. William C. Berkemeyer, Roy E. Smeltzer,Kenneth Kock, Helmut J. Golatz, Charles Hollister, D. Irvin Reitz, Norman Keller, Norman B. Wilkinson, Robert K. Bosch, Richard V. Hamory, L.R. Drown, Clayton Wotring, Alex Corriere, Lee G. Van Horn, Kenneth Webb, Westrook Barritt, Gerard J. Hasenauer, Raymond L. Waller, Roland F. Hartman, John E. Trainer, William Ritter, Ephraim B. Everitt, Howard M. MacGregor, Charles R. Stecker, Gurney F. Afflerbach, Floyd B. Schwartzwalder, Mildred Gross, Margaret Rocheleau, Charlotte M. Berger, Catherine A. Mohr, Arlene E. Desch, Russell W. Stine, Victor L. Johnson, Roland Hartman, Edward T. Horn, Dean Mercer, Dean Kendig

Charles H. Pershing appointed to Department of Romance Languages, 1944

Jesuit Literary Cleric Named College's Trexler Professor; article and photo in "The GENERAL", September 1969; Fr. William F. Lynch is Harry C. Trexler Visiting Professor for 1969-1970.

Letter from President Tyson to Walter J. Scott (Veterans Housing Unit) that his appointment as Instructor in physics will have to terminate 6/30/1951.

Letter from President Tyson that Raymond Leibenguth is engaged to assist Dr. Brandes in chemistry department for period of about five weeks, beginning 7/31/1944

Morning Call notice of 11 faculty granted tenure and promoted to associate professor 3/31/2022: Kassandra Hartford (music), Frederick Wright Jones (art), Daniel Leisawitz (language, literature and cultures), Rebecca Lustig (theatre), Kenneth Michniewicz (psychology), Matthew Moore (theatre and dance), Elena FitzPatrick Sifford (art history), Jorge Silveyra (computer science), James Russell (math and computer science), Sahar Sadeghi (sociology), Randall Smith (theatre and dance)

Harold P. Parker resigns from faculty - 1956

Robert C. Eyerly apppointed Laboratory Instructor in Biology 1947

Franklin P. Sweetser, Lewis Ziemand added to payroll - 1954

12/20/1961 newspaper article with photos "4 Leading Muhlenberg Professors Retiring as Department Heads" - George Brandes (chemistry), John Shankweiler (biology), Anthony Corbiere (romance languages), James Swain(history)

12/20/1961 newwspaper article with photos "Appointed to Department Posts" - G. N. Russell Smart (chemistry), John E. Trainer (biology), Victor L. Johnson (history and political science), John Brunner (foreign languages)

newspaper araticle "Editorials: Muhlenberg's Stalwarts" - retirement of John V. Shankweiler, James E. Swain, Geroge H. Brandes, Anmthony S. Corbiere

newspaper article with photo "Muhlenberg Dean of Faculty Resigning to Teach Fulltime" - Henry M.M. Richards (Class of 1932) resigns as Dean and will continue teaching as head of Department of Economics

newspaper article with photo "Dr. Dierolf Appointed Muhlenberg Dean of Men" - effective start of 1956-57 term, will continue to teach some courses in English

newspaper article "4 Muhlenberg Department Heads Retiring - George H. Brandes, John V. Shankweiler, James E. Swain, Anthony Corbiere

1984: Dr. Jonathan C. Messerli, Walter E. Loy. (interim vice president), Walter H. Wagner (chaplain), Mary G. Ashton (drama and speech), James I. Benner (English), James E. Blaylock (economics and business), Michael J. Carbone (education), Kenneth L. Clark (economics andd business), Rachel Clifton (music), Marietta A. Constantinides (business and economics), Robert M. Croskey (history), Jadviga da Costa Nunes (art), Patricia M. Fazio (physics), Jordan S. Goldman (math), Kathleen E. Harring (psychology), Gail C. Marsella (chemistry), Joan F. Marx (Spanish), John T. McVan (physical education), Charles G. Snow, Jr. (economics and business), Daniel F. Tate (communications), Brian E. Bodine (athletics), Theodore T. Borek (plant operations), Marylene Dosse (artist-in-residence), Craig T. Eagleson (Center for the Arts), Heather D. Hering (admissions), Cynthia A. McNally (annual funds), Jill A. Robinson (housing), Marcella Moyer Schick (alumni), Catherine L. Stewart (media services), Hebert A. Stocker (personnel), Susan E. Toms, (admissions/minority programs).

AUGUST and SEPTEMBER 2022: Odetta Addo (sociology/anthropology), Monija Amani (global education), Beatrice Bradley (English literature/writing), Christina Campbell (religious and spiritual life), Daniel Carrillo Jara (languages/literature/cultures), Monica Cocca (disability services), Nicole Cook (art), Victor D'Ascenzo (development), Jadin David (athletics/recreation), Alison DiClemente (athletics/recreation), Tyler Dubuc (theatre/dance), Alessandra Fanelli (theatre/dance), Amy Filanowski (athletics/recreation), Linda Friscia-Oppe (disability services), Ashe Gardner (art), Anito Gavino (theatre/dance), Nicole Gerhard (academic resource center), Justin Greenlee (art), Melinda Gurr (sociology/anthropology), Thomas Hendershot (plant operations), Troy Humphrey (athletics/recreation), Nobuo Kitagawa (music), Bruce Laurent Jr. (plant operations), Andrew Lentine (plant operations), Natania Lipp (psychology), Mike Logan (philosophy), Alycia Long (athletics/recreations), Sheng-Chieh Lu (languages/literature/cultures), Kristen Milne (student life suite), Andrew O'Connor (music), Marianella Omana (languages/literature/cultures), Soyoung Part (music), Kathryn Quinn (communications), Juana Reyes Espinal (plant operations), Mark Rice (art), MaryJo Rosania-Harvie (education), Teresa Rosenberger (psychology), Kristy Simms (chemistry), Megan Snyder ('Berg Boolshop), Natalie Sobrinski (plant operations/campus sustainability), Gabriela Sympson (Office of Information Technology), Adile Terzioglu (languages/lierature/cultures), Schuyler Thornton (music), Jeffrey VanGorder (athletics/recreation), John Verkuilen (music), Jakob Woods (athletics/receation)

Morning Call BUSINESS note 5/04/2023: Curtis Topper appointed chief financial officer. Biography of professional qualifications.

01/31/1955 Letter from President Seegers to Dr. Louis Ziemand to continue teachng part time under conditions of first semester; reply from Ziemand 02/04/1955 that he is agreeable to do so;

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