Ira_Richardson

Ira Richardson

Ira Richardson

American academic administrator

Ira Richardson (1871 – October 6, 1958) was a president of Northwest Missouri State University and founding president of Adams State College.

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Early life

Richardson was a native of northern Missouri and received a degree from Central Methodist University in 1897.

He received two master's degrees from Columbia University.[1]

Northwest Missouri

He was president at Northwest from 1913 to 1921.

Highlights of his time at the school:[2]

  • The school got its nickname of Bearcats in 1916
  • The Tower yearbook first publication in 1917
  • First degree class graduates in 1917
  • Tornado hits the Administration building on March 15, 1919

Adams State College

He served as Adams president from its founding in 1925 until 1950. Highlights of his stay:[3]

  • Richardson Hall (named for him was built)
  • He was one of three faculty on the first semester in 1925
  • Green and white were adopted as school colors in 1926
  • Adams State Normal School name change Adams State Teachers College in 1930
  • President's home and faculty apartments (Casa del Sol) constructed in 1929
  • Casa Bonita and Kit Carson Hall dorms opened in 1936
  • Rex Activity Center opened in 1939
  • It began offering graduate classes in 1944
  • When he retired enrollment was 349 in 1950.

References

  1. [1]
    "IRA RICHARDSON, 1913-1921 - nwmsu.edu - Retrieved October 3, 2009". Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  2. [2]
    Northwest Timeline 1874-1919 - nwmsu.edu - Retrieved October 3, 2009 Archived September 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    "History of Adams State College - adams.edu - Retrieved October 2, 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
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