John R. Emens
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John R. Emens is the 6th President of Ball State University
and was previously the director of personnel for the Detroit Public Schools. Emens also has the John R. Emens National Award for Support of Free Student Press named after him as well as the John R. & Aline B. Emens Scholarship Program named after his wife and him. Emens was a graduate of Prattville High School.
was coming towards an end, and during Emens time as president Ball State saw tremendous growth in population. In 1945 enrollment was 1,010 and by 1968 had reached 13,000. During Emens Tenure, many different kinds of needs started to arise and thus created a need for a long range plan for the institution. This plan let was carried out for the next 18 years and the campus expanded dramatically with the construction of almost 20 new buildings. On February 5, 1965, Ball State Teachers College was thus renamed Ball State University due to the tremendous growth of the campus and the additions of many different departments including the College of Architecture and Planning
Ball State University
Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...
and was previously the director of personnel for the Detroit Public Schools. Emens also has the John R. Emens National Award for Support of Free Student Press named after him as well as the John R. & Aline B. Emens Scholarship Program named after his wife and him. Emens was a graduate of Prattville High School.
Ball State University
Emens was elected the 6th President of Ball State University at the age of 44 in 1945. That this point in time World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
was coming towards an end, and during Emens time as president Ball State saw tremendous growth in population. In 1945 enrollment was 1,010 and by 1968 had reached 13,000. During Emens Tenure, many different kinds of needs started to arise and thus created a need for a long range plan for the institution. This plan let was carried out for the next 18 years and the campus expanded dramatically with the construction of almost 20 new buildings. On February 5, 1965, Ball State Teachers College was thus renamed Ball State University due to the tremendous growth of the campus and the additions of many different departments including the College of Architecture and Planning
Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning
The College of Architecture and Planning, otherwise known as CAP, is an academic college of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Historic Preservation, and Urban Design, and is Indiana's only state-assisted Architecture...
Effect on Ball State University
- John R. & Aline B. Emens Scholarship Program
- Campus Additions during Presidency
- Applied Technology Building (1948)
- College of Business Building (1950)
- L.A. Pittenger Student Center (1952)
- Woodworth Complex (1956)
- Wagoner Complex (1957)
- Arts and Communications Building (1957)
- Hargeaves Music Building (1958)
- Dehority Complex (1960)
- Noyer Complex (1962)
- Irving Gymnasium (1962)
- Emens AuditoriumEmens Auditorium, Ball State UniversityThe John R. Emens College-Community Auditorium, or Emens Auditorium as it is known on campus, is an auditorium on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, USA....
(1964) - Studebaker Complex (1964–1965)
- Cooper Science Building (1967)
- LaFollette ComplexLaFollette ComplexLaFollette Complex is the largest residence hall complex on the Ball State University Campus in Muncie, Indiana. The complex houses 1,900 men and women in nine halls. They have nine hall directors and the building itself has a net worth of 11 million dollars. The basement of LaFollette houses...
(1967) - Scheumann StadiumScheumann StadiumScheumann Stadium , formerly known as Ball State Stadium, is in Muncie, Indiana. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Ball State University Cardinals...
(1967) - Teachers College (1968)
- Lewellen Pool (1968)
External Links
- John R. Emens Recognition Night film, February 8, 1968
- Images of John R. Emens from the Ball State University Digital Media Repository