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Show With an eye to the future, President Olpin has led the University in a vast expansion program during the past decade. He arrived at the "U" in January, 1946, just as thousands of veterans returned to school. Immediately, he was faced with the problem of finding room for such an increased enrollment. The land around the Annex, part of Fort Douglas, and some of the old barracks were acquired as temporary housing. Since then, the President and the Board of Regents have worked to construct the Cancer Research Center, University of Utah Union, Orson Spencer Hall, Ballif Hall, and have formed a long-range Planning Committee to guide future growth of the University. Through his efforts the "U" has acquired a Television Station, making it one of the first campuses in the nation to have such facilities for community instruction. President Olpin has also led and influenced the various colleges, where standards for degrees are getting higher each year. Through his efforts, we can be proud to say we are graduates of the U. of U., one of the most forward-looking universities in the United States. PRESIDENT A. RAY OLPIN 25 |
