Title: Prizes and Awards, 1876, 1886-1915, 1946

Series Number: 2/0/8

Acquired: 9/63

Volume: 0.2 cubic feet

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Creator(s)

Administrative History of Creating Unit

The President is the principal administrative officer of the University and a member of the faculty of each college, school, institute and division.¹ The original charter designated the chief executive officer of the university as regent but this title was changed to President in 1894.² The President is elected by the Board of Trustees and is responsible to them for the operation of the university.³ The President prepares budgets for presentation to the board, recommends persons to the Board for appointment to University positions, and is responsible for the enforcement of the rules and regulations of the University.⁴ On recommendation of the appropriate Senate and by authority of the Trustees, the President issues diplomas conferring degrees.⁵

This unit covers:

2/0 Reports of the President

2/1 John M. Gregory, April 1, 1867 - June 9, 1880 (Effective September 1,1880)

2/2 Selim H. Peabody, July 27, 1880 (Pro tempore) March 9, 1881 - June 10, 1891 (Effective September 1, 1891)

2/3 Thomas J. Burrill, August 7, 1891 - 1894 (Acting) April 1, 1904 - August 26, 1904 (Acting)

2/4 Andrew S. Draper, April 13, 1894 (Took office August 1, 1894) - April 1, 1904

2/5 Edmund J. James, August 26, 1904 - March 3, 1920 (Effective September 1, 1920)

2/6 David Kinley, September 1, 1920 - July 1, 1930

2/7 Harry W. Chase, July 5, 1930 - January 25, 1933 (Effective July 10, 1933)

2/8 Arthur H. Daniels, July 11, 1933 - June 30, 1934 (Acting)

2/9 Arthur C. Willard, July 1, 1934 - June 30, 1946

2/10 George D. Stoddard, July 1, 1946 - August 31, 1953

2/11 Lloyd Morey, September 1, 1953 (Acting) February 1, 1954 - August 31, 1955

2/12 David D. Henry, September 1, 1955 - August 31, 1971

2/13 John E. Corbally, Jr., September 1, 1971 - August 31, 1979

2/14 Stanley O. Ikenberry, September 1, 1979 ?

1. University of Illinois Statutes, July 18, 1979, Section 2, p. 3.

2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 17th Report, August 1, 1894, p. 269.

3. University of Illinois Statutes, July 18, 1979, Section 2, p. 3.

4. Ibid.

5. Ibid., p. 3-4

Subjects (links to similar materials)

Locations for this record series:

146 Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive

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Service Location	Boxes
146 Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive	Certificates for U fo I from World's Fair and Expositions
146 Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive	OS 27

Description:

Prizes and awards, recognitions, including 1886 - New Orleans, North, Central, and South American Exposition - award for meritorious display of student work; 1889 - Paris - Exposition Universelle de Paris - for exhibition of documents; 1899 - Chicago - Lafayette Memorial Commission - recognition of contribution; 1899 - Chicago - laying of cornerstone of U.S. Government Building; 1901 - Buffalo, New York, Pan American Exposition, recognition of display of student work; 1904 - St. Louis Universal Exposition commemorating the Louisiana Purchase - grand prize for general exhibit illustrating courses of instruction and methods and results of university work; and 1915 - San Francisco Panama - Pacific International Exposition - silver medal to the State of Illinois for a collective exhibit of the state's mineral resources and products.

The series includes certificates for the 1876 - Philadelphia - United States Centennial International Exhibition; 1946 - United States Navy and War Department Recognitions and certifications of the 1933 - Chicago Century of Progress International Exposition.