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Led the National Convention at Washington D.C. on October 7, 1997 where the National Constitution was amended to admit eligible women. | Led the National Convention at Washington D.C. on October 7, 1997 where the National Constitution was amended to admit eligible women. | ||
− | '''* Rebirth and | + | '''Laura Abney''' |
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+ | Alpha Chapter was the first chapter to induct Laura as a brother. | ||
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+ | '''Clauda Pennock Todd''' | ||
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+ | Tau Chapter was the first chapter to be induct Clauda as a Honorary Brother when Barry Mitsch, Tau 826, was the initiate advisor | ||
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+ | '''* Rebirth and Revitalization, pages 24-28''' | ||
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+ | In the beginning of 1980, alumni and undergraduates began to assert their influce on the fraternity by serving as National Officers. Robert Helm established this precedent in 1980 and was followed by David Patti, Robert Zalimeni, Michael Hosey, and Kenneth Delorge. This trend was solified in 1984 with the election of Steven DiGuiseppe and Linda Wilson. | ||
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+ | '''Jack Thornton''' | ||
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+ | Was the only Chapter Advisor left on the National Council with the remaining five positions being held by alumni or undergraduates. | ||
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+ | '''Dr. Anita P. Davis''' | ||
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+ | The advisor of Alpha Alpha Chapter at Converse College, is the first female to be elected as a National Officer and National Historian. | ||
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+ | Jeffrey Johnson and Steven DiGuiseppe was among with others at the Long Range Planning Committee did the task of ensuring Phi Sigma Pi's future by reactivating chapters that were inactive. | ||
'''* 21st Century, pages 29-30''' | '''* 21st Century, pages 29-30''' |
Revision as of 10:30, 8 April 2007
- Scope
- Creating biographical pages for National Council members, past and present
Contents
Guidelines
Please feel free to add projects as you see fit and join in tackling some of the projects as a participant. As projects are completed and reviewed please remove them from the Open Tasks section below.
Open tasks
Current Council
- Colleen Dougherty
- Lisa Howard
Scholar's Province and Past Council
Referring the the Scholar's Province (12th Ed) I have broken up task sections based on the text sections where we can start creating biographical pages on the information provided. Please take a section and complete the respective biographies for the individuals covered in that section. After you complete a section please remove it from the list. Not all individuals mentioned are necessarily former Council members, however please still create or complete biographies for everyone mentioned. * Founders, pages 11-13
Dr. Eldo L. Hendricks
President of Warrensburg instituion from 1915 until his retirement in 1937.
Head of the History Department in 1910. Served as Phi Sigma Pi's Central Regional Director from 1931 until 1935.
Died on November 22, 1938
Dr. Claude A. Phillips
Spent a total of eighteen years at Warrensburg before becoming the director of the University Elementary School at the University of Missouri.
Served as the chairman for the University of Missouri Committee on Accredited Schools and Colleges from 1926 to 1949.
Wrote several books on education, including Adventuring in Young America and Building Our Country, both publised in 1929.
Dr. C.H. McClure
Served Warrensburg for eighteen years and thirteen years as the head of History Department.
Accpeted the teaching position at the State Teachers College, Kirksville, Missouri (now known at Truman State University) in 1928 where he worked to form the Beta chapter of Phi Sigma Pi. He formed the Beta Chapter in 1929.
Served both National Counselor and Vice President from 1930 to 1937. Publised several books including The Story of Ancient Times in 1937 and A World Background for the United States in 1946. He was awarded for the first Distinguished Service Key ever issued by Phi Sigma Pi in 1931.
* Growth and Stability, pages 14-19
Joseph G. Bryan
Elected as the first National President of Phi Sigma Pi.
Rolla F. Wood
Became the National President in 1928.
Walter P. Percival
Elected Natioal President in 1930.
Clarence O. Williams
National Secretary from 1930 to 1936
Used his position as an associate professor of education at Pennsylvania State College, State Collge, Pennsylvania.
Clair B. Wilson
National President
Recognized the need to encourage the learning of the material and transformed his ideas into the Handbook of Phi Sigma Pi.
* War Years, pages 19-22
Clair B. Wilson, James M. McCallister, James K. Stoner, and long time Regional Director Simon S. Shearer. were gone.
Death clamed Beecher Flanagan in 1950 and Sanders P. McComsey in 1955.
Joseph Torchia
One of the two most dedicated National Officer
Was employed at his alma mater as an associate professor of education from 1946 to 1975.
Did extensive tutoring, including teaching speed reading to individuals and business groups.
Dr. Richard C. Todd
One of the two most dedicated National Officer
Served as the Tau Chapter advisor for many years and held virtually every officer position on the National Council.
At East Carolina University, Todd was an outstanding history professor and advisor to many undergraduate organizations.
Todd is described on the East Carolina University website as, "...one of the department's most caring and generous professors."
assistance
Henry W. Olsen, Leroy G. Pulver, Perry McCandless, and Abram Foster helped with the assistance for Todd and Torchia.
Abram Foster
He was the National President and let the Grand Chapter Convention at Washington, D.C. on October 1, 1966.
* Co-ed 22-23
Richard J. Donald
Was the National President.
Led the National Convention at Washington D.C. on October 7, 1997 where the National Constitution was amended to admit eligible women.
Laura Abney
Alpha Chapter was the first chapter to induct Laura as a brother.
Clauda Pennock Todd
Tau Chapter was the first chapter to be induct Clauda as a Honorary Brother when Barry Mitsch, Tau 826, was the initiate advisor
* Rebirth and Revitalization, pages 24-28
In the beginning of 1980, alumni and undergraduates began to assert their influce on the fraternity by serving as National Officers. Robert Helm established this precedent in 1980 and was followed by David Patti, Robert Zalimeni, Michael Hosey, and Kenneth Delorge. This trend was solified in 1984 with the election of Steven DiGuiseppe and Linda Wilson.
Jack Thornton
Was the only Chapter Advisor left on the National Council with the remaining five positions being held by alumni or undergraduates.
Dr. Anita P. Davis
The advisor of Alpha Alpha Chapter at Converse College, is the first female to be elected as a National Officer and National Historian.
Jeffrey Johnson and Steven DiGuiseppe was among with others at the Long Range Planning Committee did the task of ensuring Phi Sigma Pi's future by reactivating chapters that were inactive.
* 21st Century, pages 29-30
Participants
Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.
- Jonah Goodman (I am getting current Council to add and edit their biographies)
- National Alumni Development Committee (the committee will be working on the Scholar's Province section)
- Patrick Herron (I will look through my original notes I used when editing and working with Hoyt to re-write historical section. The new content in the current edition ie. list of publications were from research I did last year)
New articles
Please feel free to list your new Council Biography-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Page.
- Colleen Dougherty
- Lisa Ambrosia Howard
- Josh Marder
- Joshua Coonrod
- Patrick Herron
- Jonah Goodman
- Erik Walschburger
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