Clarence Winder first came to Michigan State University in 1961 when he became director of the psychological clinic and program director for the doctoral program in clinical psychology. In 1967 he was appointed Dean of the College of Social Science and in 1974 he left that position to serve under John Cantlon as Associate Provost. He became Provost in 1977 and was instrumental in moving the university in the direction of providing an excellent undergraduate education while encouraging research, scholarship and graduate education. Dr. Winder also contributed to regularizing procedures so program and budget planning and the administrative process were improved. He left the Provost position when Dr. John DiBiaggio became president and retired in 1991.
![]() | ![]() Interview with Clarence Winder on September 20, 2000- part 1/3 September 20, 2000 Audio: mp3 MSU Archives and Historical Collections | ![]() Interview with Clarence Winder on September 20, 2000- part 2/3 September 20, 2000 Audio: mp3 MSU Archives and Historical Collections |
![]() Transcript of interview with Clarence Winder on September 20, 2000. September 20, 2000 Text: pdf MSU Archives and Historical Collections |