Interviews 621-630
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#621. HERRING, Phillip F. (1936 - )
Professor of English
At UW: 1970-1996
| Interviewed: 2003 | Length: 2.25 hours | |
| Interviewer: Mailed-in interview | ||
Childhood; Undergraduate education at the University of Texas; Military service; Graduate education at the University of Texas; Appointment to the University of Virginia; Appointment to the UW; Departmental colleagues; Concerns relating to English department policies; Research on James Joyce and later Djuna Barnes; Teaching; Service; Changes in the discipline of English literature; Retirement.
#622. GURDA, George (1919-2002)
Undergraduate student; House fellow; Assistant Director of University Housing
At UW: 1939-43; 1946-83
| Interviewed: 1998 | Length: 1.5 hours | |
| Series: Housing Interviewers: Tom Sinclair, Brad Guhr and Evelyn Howell |
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Positions at UW; Campus natural areas, including Muir Woods and Picnic Point; Construction of student housing at Eagle Heights.
#623. GROSSMAN, Joel ( 1936- )
Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for Law and Behavioral Science
At UW: 1963-96
| Interviewed: 2003 | Length: 1.75 hours | |
| Interviewer: Self-interviewed | ||
Childhood; Undergraduate education at Queens College in New York; Work after college; Graduate education at University of Iowa; Appointment to UW; Development of law and politics field; Collegiality of political science department; Turmoil on campus and changes to department in late 1960s; Teaching; Research; Service; Reflections on career at UW.
#624. PRINGLE, Dorothy (1919 - )
Graduate Student; Professor of Home Economics; Professor of Nutritional Sciences
At UW: 1949-85
| Interviewed: 2003 | Length: 2.25 hours | |
| Series: Women in Science and
Engineering Interviewer: Joyce Coleman |
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Childhood and education; Undergraduate education at University of Illinois; Work as a dietitian; Graduate education in foods and nutrition at UW; Helen Parsons; Frances Zuill; May Reynolds; Margaret Nelson; Hellen Linkswiler; Dorothy Hussemann Strong; Relocation of foods and nutrition faculty to the College of Agriculture in 1968; Creation of nutritional sciences department; Student protests; Women in the College of Agriculture; Research; Teaching; Service; Retirement.
#625. EVANS, Paul
Student affairs coordinator; Area coordinator; Director of University Housing
At UW: 1978-
| Interviewed: 2003 | Length: 3.5 hours | |
| Interviewer: Eric Olmanson | ||
Education; Appointment to UW as student affairs coordinator; Impact on housing of raising the drinking age; Student housing organizations; Administrative structure of housing; Mission statement; Efforts to increase diversity; Renovations and rent strikes at Eagle Heights; Building projects; Students in residence; Residence halls advisory board; Eagle Heights assembly; Challenges facing housing.
#626. GUSTAFSON, Alice (1956 - )
Undergraduate student; House fellow; Law student; Assistant director
of housing
At UW: 1974-78; 1978-81; 1982-
| Interviewed: 2003 | Length: 2 hours | |
| Interviewer: Eric Olmanson | ||
Early impressions of housing; Experiences as house fellow; Visitation policy; Response of housing to student protests; Decline of in loco parentis; Summer conference program; Administrative structure of housing; Information technology in residences; Relationship between housing and private residence halls.
#627. JUHL, John (1913- )
Intern; Medical resident; Professor of Radiology
At UW: 1940-41; 1952-80
| Interviewed: 2003 | Length: 1.5 hours | |
| Interviewer: Ann Peckham | ||
Childhood and education at the University of Michigan; Appointment to UW radiology department; John Z. Bowers incident; Chairmanship; Teaching; Essentials of Roentgen Interpretation; Decision to retire from UW; Affiliated University Physicians (AUP); Awards; Reflections on contributions as chairman.
#628. FRASE, Robert (1912-2003)
Undergraduate student, Experimental College
At UW: 1929-31; 1932-34
| Interviewed: 2003 | Length: 3 hours | |
| Interviewer: Thomas H. Garvey | ||
Family background; Childhood in Chicago; Reasons for selecting Experimental College; Regional study of Rice Lake; Interest in economics; Year spent traveling across Europe; Roommate S.I. Hayakawa; Fellowship at Harvard; Internship and other positions in the Social Security Administration; Positions in Department of Labor and then Department of Agriculture; Work for War Relocation Authority during World War II; Army service; Appointment to Department of Commerce; Position as director of Washington office of American Book Publishers Council; Campaign to encourage use of acid-free paper.
#629. SURDYK, John (1974 - )
Masters of Business Administration Student
At UW: 2001-03
| Interviewed: 2003 | Length: 1.75 hours | |
| Interviewer: Sarah White | ||
Childhood and early education; Stanford; Stanford Research Institute; MBA program at UW; Campus life; Effects of 9-11; Opening a business post-graduation.
#630. WALKER, Duard (1921 - )
Professor of Medical Microbiology
At UW: 1952-88
| Interviewed: 2003 | Length: 2 hours | |
| Interviewer: Ann Peckham | ||
Childhood; Medical school; Interest in virology; Appointment to UW; Medical school under William S. Middleton; John Z. Bowers incident; Work for new medical school in Libya; Awards and honors; Retirement activities.
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