W. R. Davies
Male, Deceased Person
1893 – 1959
Who was W. R. Davies?
William Robert Davies was a Wisconsin educator who was named the second president of Eau Claire State Teachers College in December 1940. Major accomplishments during his tenure include the establishment of the faculty senate, student government and the University Foundation; creation of The Forum, one of the oldest continuous lecture series in the country; the first addition of academic buildings since the founding of the school in 1916; building of the first residence halls, student center and library; acquisition of the 230-acre Putnam Park; purchase of 48 acres of land for an upper campus; the first accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; and the first bachelor and liberal arts degrees.
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- Born
- Aug 19, 1893
Tenino - Education
- Ripon College
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Employment
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Died
- Dec 10, 1959
Eau Claire
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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