1970
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Dean Vernon Anderson
retires after 15 years of service. A champagne dinner is held in spring of 1970 in his honor.
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Robert Carbone
becomes Dean of the College.
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The Arithmetic Center is founded within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. (This would later become the Center for Mathematics Education).
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The Fourth Floor (Attic) of the Benjamin Building is completed by the contractor. An addition to the Benjamin Building is planned for the years 1973-74.
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Daniel Prescott, founder of the Institute for Child Study, passes away on May 7 at the age of 72. A memorial service
is held on campus on May 10 in Memorial Chapel.
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The interdisciplinary Institute for Urban Studies is proposed.
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The Department of Human Development/Institute for Child Study begins a program in evaluating Project Follow-Through, a post-Head Start program for children in their early school years.
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The National Science Foundation awards a grant to operate an eight-week summer institute in biology for high school teachers. The Institute is offered jointly by the departments of Secondary Education, Botany, Entomology, Zoology, and the Graduate School.
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The first graduates of the master's degree program in Counseling and Personnel Services in the University's Far East Division receive their degrees in Tokyo in spring ceremonies.
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In September, Howard F. Long becomes the first recipient of the Daniel Prescott Fellowship for graduate study in human development.
