| 词条 | L. A. Pittenger |
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| name = L. A. Pittenger | image = LAPittenger.jpg | caption = | order = | title = President of Ball State University | term_start = 1927 | term_end = 1942 | predecessor = Benjamin J. Burris | successor = Winfred E. Wagoner | birth_date = {{birth date|1873|9|27}} | birth_place = Desoto, Indiana | death_date = {{Death date and age|1953|7|12|1873|9|27}} | death_place = | alma_mater = | residence = | profession = | religion = | spouse = Bertha Orr | children = | website = | footnotes = }} Lemuel Arthur "L. A." Pittenger (September 27, 1873 – July 12, 1953)[1] is best known as being the 4th president of Ball Teachers College later known as Ball State University, as well as having Ball State University's student center named after him. Early lifePittenger grew up in Selma, Indiana on his family's farm. Later he obtained his undergraduate degree from Indiana University. Indiana State Normal SchoolFrom 1905 to 1907 he was a professor at the Indiana Normal School, which later became Ball State University. Pittenger and Frank C. Ball attempted to persuade Taylor University to relocate their campus to Muncie, in a rescue attempt of the failing Indiana Normal School. Once the Indiana Normal School went under, Pittenger returned to Indiana University for advanced schooling. From 1913 to 1920 he was the head of the English department at Ohio Normal School at Kent (now Kent State University). In 1920, Pittenger became ill and returned to Selma, two years later Professor Clippinger became ill and had to cease teaching at the Indiana State Normal School. President Hines requested Pittenger to take Clippinger's place at the Indiana State Normal School, from which he accepted.[2] Ball Teachers CollegePittenger began working at Ball Teachers College in 1922, and quickly became the most important person on campus during the 1920s and 1930s due to his partnership with Frank C. Ball. At this time, Pittenger was elected into the Indiana House of Representatives (1922, 1924 and 1926). He became the chairman to the powerful Ways and Means Committee, and eventually persuaded the Indiana General Assembly to separate the Ball Teachers College's budget from that of the Indiana State Normal School.[3] Presidency (1927–1942)Pittenger assumed the presidency of Ball Teachers College after the death of President Benjamin J. Burris in 1927. During Pittenger's presidency, the Indiana General Assembly separated the Ball Teachers College from the Indiana State Normal School and changed the name to Ball State Teachers College. Pittenger resigned in December 1942 due to illness.[4] Effect on Ball State University
L. A. Pittenger Student CenterIn 1952, Ball State constructed a student center on the south side of University Avenue, across the street from the Administration building and named it after Pittenger. The student center was built in the Collegiate Gothic Architectural style and had several extreme renovations and additions. The building includes meeting rooms, a hotel, food court, bowling alley and a barber shop. The building also hosts Late Nite, a drug prevention program for students at Ball State which has several unique activities for students to participate in on Saturday Nights. See also
References1. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=jM4LAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Lemuel+Arthur+Pittenger%22+1953&dq=%22Lemuel+Arthur+Pittenger%22+1953&hl=en&ei=APu0TfzhCMLm0gHl6J21CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA] {{s-start}}{{succession box2. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=PUpk79ExI0EC&pg=PA102 Ball State University: an Interpretive History (Google Books)], Retrieved June 9, 2009. 3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=PUpk79ExI0EC&pg=PA102 Ball State University: an Interpretive History (Google Books)], Retrieved June 9, 2009. 4. ^{{cite news|title=Dr. Pittenger Resigns as President|url=http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/BSUDlyNws&CISOPTR=5552&REC=1|accessdate=12 April 2012|newspaper=The Ball State News|date=December 18, 1942}} | before = Benjamin J. Burris | title = President of Ball State University | years = 1927–1942 | after = Winfred E. Wagoner }}{{s-end}}{{Ball State University presidents}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Pittenger, L. A.}} 6 : 1873 births|Ball State University|Presidents of Ball State University|Indiana University alumni|Kent State University alumni|1953 deaths |
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