Interview of J. Osborn Fuller by Paul Underwood on June 20, 1985
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Date
2007
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Ohio State University Archives
Abstract
Dr. Fuller describes some of the challenges of academic reorganization. He reviews the conflicts in 1874; between President Orton and the College of Agriculture. In the early 1950’s, Harry Vanneman chaired a committee to study reorganization. The report was given to President Bevis and it was filed. In 1959, after Faculty Council action President Fawcett appointed the “President’s Permanent Planning Committee.”
Finally, the committee made a report, called the Fullington Report, to the faculty. The response was negative; 88 departments against the changes, one department for them. The formation of the College of Biological Sciences caused the most challenges.
In 1966, Provost Corbally summarized the actions of the Council on Academic Affairs to the Deans and then to the department chairs. During these difficult meetings on reorganization, Dr. Fuller remarks that Corbally “was smooth.” His skill as a leader is summarized. Another reorganization problem was the “super structure” that would build a strong College of Arts and Sciences.
The reorganization of the University to include subject-oriented undergraduate colleges would make it difficult to have a strong liberal arts program. Dr. Fuller expresses his reasons for a liberal arts program.
Description
Harry Vanneman: (p. 4)
-- President Bevis: (p. 4)
-- President Fawcett: (pp. 4, 26)
-- James F. Fullington: (p. 5)
-- Fred Heimberger: (p. 6)
-- Elliot Whitaker: (pp. 6, 8)
-- Roy Kottman: (p. 6)
-- Vice President: John Weaver (p. 7)
-- Ed Moulton: (p. 7)
-- Jackson Riddle: (p. 7)
-- John Corbally: Provost (pp. 8, 16, 23, 29, 33)
-- Phillip Jastram (p. 33)
Keywords
reorganization of the College of Arts and Sciences, Vanneman Report for reorganization, Fullington Report, Ohio State University. College of Biological Sciences