Creator: Luther Cobb

Subjects: Anniversaries, Sesquicentennial

Description:

Luther Cobb first came to MSU in 1970 as an Alumni Distinguished Scholar recipient, majoring in chemistry. He was a member of the Debate Team and played intramural football, softball, basketball, table tennis, pool, bowling and soccer. As a member of the Outing Club, Cobb went rock climbing and spelunking. For two years he took piano lessons in the Music Department and performed in several recitals. During his last two years on campus, Cobb served as an RA in Holmes Hall, a position he found to be extremely positive. The research topic for his senior honors thesis was intellectual origins of special and general relativitiy. After receiving his undergraudate degree, Cobb transferred to Stanford where he earned his MD degree, specializing in surgery.

Topics/People Covered in Interview include: ADS program; Dick Blenz; Lyman Briggs College; intramural sports; Debate Team; Outing Club; Andrew Froelich; Robert Hammer; Hugh McManus; Tim McQuinn; Dick Schlegel; Stanford University; Andrew Timnick; Clifton Wharton

Date: April 13, 2002

Collection Number: UA 3

Language: English

Rights Management: Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by Michigan State University and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Contributing Institution: University Archives & Historical Collections, Office of the Provost

Relation: Sesquicentennial Oral History Project

Contributor: MSU Archives and Historical Collections