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Papers and administrative materials documenting the work of the Office of the Dean.  Some materials may be confidential and not available for research.

There has been a person serving in the capacity of Dean of the Faculty/College since 1944. The exact titles changed over the years and the duties varied, but essentially these persons served similar functions.

In the 1958 North Central Association report to the College, the Dean of the College was responsible for being the academic assistant to the President and the person to assume leadership in the absence of the President.

In 1968 the Dean was described as the person who cooperates with the President in the administration of the academic affairs of the College; who advises the President on academic and other matters; and who represents the President in his/her absence unless an Acting President had been appointed by the Trustees. The Dean also served as Chair of the Faculty Committee on Academic Standing, Chair of the Faculty committee on Admissions and Student Aid, and as a member of the Faculty Executive Council. (From the 1968 NCA report).

When the College was seeking a new Dean of the Faculty in 1980, the principal responsibilities of the Dean were to provide leadership in working with the President and the Faculty in areas of curriculum, faculty development, and maintenance of the quality of the academic profram. (From job description located in RG-F Series 3).

Following is a list of persons in this position with their exact titles, dates, and in parentheses, the name(s) of the president(s) under whom they served.

Earl D. Strong, Dean, 1944-1951 (Stevens)

Max Fuller, Dean of the College, 1951-1954 (Stevens)

R. Homer Norton, Acting Dean of the College, 1954-1956; Dean of the College, 1956-1960 (Hawk, Bowen)

James H. Stauss, Dean of the College, 1960-1966; Provost and Dean of the College, 1966-1969 (Bowen, Leggett)

Joseph F. Wall, Dean of the college, 1969-1973 (Leggett)

Waldo S. Walker, Executive Vice President and Dean of the College, 1973-1977; Provost and Dean of the College, 1977-1980 (Leggett, Turner)

Catherine Frazer, Dean of the Faculty, 1980-1987 (Turner, Drake)

Charles L. Duke, Dean of the Faculty, 1987-1988; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, 1988-1992; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, 1992-1997 (Drake, Ferguson)

James Swartz, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, 1998-2008 (Ferguson, Osgood)

Paula V. Smith, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, 2008-2013 (Osgood, Kington)

David Lopatto, Interim Dean of the College, 2013-2014 (Kington)

Michael E. Latham, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, 2014-2019 (Kington)

Anne F. Harris, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, 2019-2020 (Kington)

Elaine M. Marzluff, Interim Dean of the College, 2020- (Harris)

Notebooks for Trustees in preparation for board meetins (these may also include notes taken by Dean Wall and other additional materials). Minutes of Board Meeting, June 4, 1972 Office files: Prospective trustees Governance of College, 1970 (39 p. working paper) College organization, 1966-1972 (includes correspondence, memos, worksheets students proposals on faculty and administration organization; notes on campus buildings). Correspondence, 1970-1972 Correspondence with Howard Bowen and others, 1969-1970

Ford Foundation proposal (includes data on college nd faculty) (3 vols.) 1967 Foundation grants (includes Carnegie and Hill Family foundations expenditures), 1963 Avison, Jim. New directions for fund-raising programs (8 p.), 1971 Stauss, James H. Endowment as a source of increased revenue (46 p.) 1969 Salary studies (Grinnell and other colleges), 1972 Bowen, Howard. Efficiency in liberal education (preliminary version of a study on sinstruction costs; 174 p.) 1970 Reports on financing higher education in the U. S. (3 reports), ca. 1969, 1969

Dean Walker's papers are generally arranged in chronological order and include official correspondence, recommendations, salary and personnel issues, budget, personal and professional correspondence, letters and memoranda regarding black students on campus, papers relating to his courses on Electron ZMicroscopy and Plan Physiology, Executive CouncilSubcommittee on Education Policies, curricular and departmental concerns, grade-change requests from faculty, and a few examples of his poetry.

Memo regarding favorable environment for women faculty, May 1972 Budget for 1972-1973 (rev. Sept. 1972), April 1972 Faculty on payroll, April 1972 Memo regarding establishment of a Black culture collection in the Library, April 1972 Final report to the National Science Foundation concerning the College Science Improvement Program Grant #GY 3782, March 1972 Grant report to Sloan Foundation, March 1972 Memo regarding issues of concern of full-time faculty women, Feb. 1972 Letter to Ford Foundation regarding Humanities Faculty Development Grant #68-420, Feb. 1972 A model for a program leading to certification for teaching at the elementary school level for Grinnell College, Jan. 1972 Projections for new students and housing needs for 1972-1973, Jan. 1972

Student questionnaire regarding academic pressure at Grinnell, April, 1973 Current fund budget, 1973-1974, April 1973 A Cross disciplinary approach to the Humanities; a program in the Humanities at Grinnell College, May 1973 Guidelines for student participation in off-campus study opportunities, May 1973

Changes in faculty retirement regulations, Aug. 1973 Data on faculty salaries (1973-1974), Aug. 1973 Annual report of the Committee on Admissions and Student Financial Aid, Aug. 1973 Grinnell: a window on the world, July 1973

Health Center budget, 1968/69-1973/74 Faculty workload accounting system Faculty pay equivalents, 1973/74, 1974/75 Faculty research/study funds: procedures and guidelines (draft) A plan for helping Grinnell students improve their writing skills

Recommended letter of agreement, Grinnell-Rush Medical studies program (draft) Physical Plant work stoppage Questionnaire regarding actual (or projected) downturns in enrollment and finances

Professional travel allowances Memo to all Physical Plant employees regarding negotiations Faculty workload accounting system Departmental self-studies Salaries for full-time faculty for 1974-1975 Memo to all Physical Plant employees Physical Plant work stoppage Funding for stadium seats Dean's letter to new students NSF Grant Report

Department enrollments, 1971/72 - 1974/75 (French, Philosophy, English, History) Memo from Executive Council regarding faculty salaries Walker's assessment of the College (letter to James H. Lowry) Faculty size projections for 1975-1976

Preparation for the Professions: Journalism

Ongoing files, 1975, June 1 - 30; Report on teacher education at Grinnell college, 1975; Dean of the College report of February 7, 1969; Financial aid and socio-economic composition in liberal arts colleges by Donald R. Liggett, 1970; Academic Standing Committee, 1974-1975; Long-range planning committee 1974-1975; Letters to take to Council regarding personnel, 1977; SFS / PSCO history