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Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Student Affairs Records

 Collection
Identifier: AR-0411

  • Staff Only

This collection houses the records of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Student Affairs dating from 1969 to 1993. During this time, the office was held by Howard Aldmon (1969-1984) and Philip Scheurer (1985-1999). Among the subjects discussed are admissions, minority students, the construction of Frat Row, athletics, student unrest, University finances and governance, student life, and Knoxville community organizations.

Dates

  • 1969-1993

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

28 Linear Feet

Abstract

This collection houses the records of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Student Affairs dating from 1969 to 1993. During this time, the office was held by Howard Aldmon (1969-1984) and Philip Scheurer (1985-1999). Among the subjects discussed are admissions, minority students, the construction of Frat Row, athletics, student unrest, University finances and governance, student life, and Knoxville community organizations.

Biographical/Historical Note

Howard F. Aldmon was born on 18 November 1929 and died on 8 July 1984 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Philip Anthony Scheurer was born on 4 March 1943 in Hoboken, New Jersey. He earned his BA in Special Education from Trenton State College in June of 1965 and his MS in Education from Southern Illinois University in June of 1967. He began working for the University of Tennessee as the Assistant Dean of Students in 1967 and served as the Coordinator for Student Activities (1969-1970), Director of Student Activities (1971-1976), Dean of Student Activities (1976-1983), and Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Student Activities (1983-1984) before becoming Vice Chancellor for Administration and Student Affairs. He later served as the UT System's Vice President of Operations and retired in 2005 after being criticized for not being careful in examining expenses incurred by UT President John Shumaker and for awarding projects in international education without bids.

Arrangement

This collection consists of twenty-eight boxes.

Acquisition Note

These records are the property of the University of Tennessee's Archives.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480