Gaither, William S. (1932-2009)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1932 - 2009
Biographical Note
William S. Gaither was a civil engineer and president of Drexel from 1984 to 1987.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
memo from William S. Gaither to Bernard P. Sagik, August 24, 1984
Item
Scope and contents note
From the File:
correspondence, reports
Dates:
August 24, 1984
Office of the President records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-011
Abstract
Four presidents of Drexel University are represented in the collection: James Creese (1896-1966, president 1945-1963), William Walsh Hagerty (1916-1986, president 1963-1984), William Samuel Gaither (b. 1932, president 1984-1987), and Richard Breslin (b. 1937 or 1938, president 1988-1994). This collection consists of subject files, reports, and other materials compiled by the staff of the Office of the President between 1950 and 1989, overlapping the terms of several presidents....
Dates:
1950-1989
Richard D. Breslin administration records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-010
Overview
This collection consists chiefly of subject files on administrative, academic, and financial topics compiled during the term of Drexel president Richard D. Breslin. The collection also contains material relating to his inauguration as president, his personal files, speeches, and the implementation of his Strategic Plan. The bulk of the collection covers 1988-1994, the time span Dr. Breslin was in office, but there are many earlier files dating from William S. Gaither's term as president...
Dates:
1966-1996
Richard W. Schneider records
Collection
Identifier: UR-03-002
Overview
Richard Schneider was a senior administrator at Drexel from 1985 to 1992. A retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard Reserves, he graduated from the Coast Guard Academy and served eight years of active duty before returning to the academy as an assistant professor and assistant dean of academics. He later earned a master's degree from Wesleyan University and a doctorate in public policy from the University of Delaware and worked as an executive officer at the College of Marine...
Dates:
1973-1993
Speak to Young Engineers-R.Locurio, 03/11/1986, 1986 March 11
File — Box: 2, Folder: 22
Scope and contents note
correspondence, speech, brochure
Dates:
1986 March 11
"Technological University of the 1980's-and Beyond", 1980 April 3
File — Box: 3, Folder: 27
Scope and contents note
address
Dates:
1980 April 3
Triangle, 1976-1984
File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Scope and contents note
correspondence, newspaper articles, interviews
Dates:
1976-1984
William S. Gaither administration records
Collection — Box: 2
Identifier: UR-01-009
Overview
This collection consists chiefly of a set of subject files on organizations, university offices and departments, special projects, and administrative topics compiled by Drexel's ninth president, William S. Gaither. The collection also contains a record of Dr. Gaither's outgoing correspondence from June 1984 to December 1986 and a box of certificates presented to him at his inauguration held in 1985. The collection contains correspondence, memorandum, speeches, reports, memos, drafts,...
Dates:
1981-1987
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- Collection 4
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- Drexel University -- History 4
- Drexel University -- Faculty 3
- College buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 2
- College presidents -- Inauguration 2
- Correspondence 2
- Deans (Education) 2
- Drexel University -- Administration 2
- Drexel University -- African Americans -- Education (Higher) 2
- Drexel University -- Alumni and alumnae 2
- Drexel University -- Buildings 2
- Drexel University -- Cooperative Education 2
- Drexel University -- Development 2
- Drexel University -- Students 2
- Education, Cooperative -- United States 2
- Education, Higher -- Administration 2
- Reports 2
- School budgets 2
- Speeches 2
- AIDS (Disease) 1
- Accreditation (Education) 1
- Advisory boards 1
- Awards 1
- Boathouses 1
- Breslin, Richard -- Inauguration 1
- College attendance 1
- Commencement ceremonies -- United States. 1
- Community and college -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Curriculum. 1
- Endowment Reports 1
- Ethics 1
- Fulbright scholarships 1
- Legislation 1
- Marketing 1
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools 1
- Minorities 1
- Multiculturalism 1
- Museums 1
- Office of the President 1
- Organization 1
- Parties 1
- Press releases 1
- Publications 1
- Research 1
- Scholarships 1
- Strategic planning 1
- Students -- Social life and customs 1
- Universities and colleges -- Honors courses 1
- Universities and colleges -- Treasurer 1
- Women -- Education (Higher) 1
- Women's studies 1 ∧ less
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