Creator: Charles Curry

Subjects: Anniversaries, Sesquicentennial

Description:

Charles Curry served in the Air Force from 1955-57 as an intelligence officer with the Strategic Air Command and then came to MSU in 1960 to work on an MS in guidance and counseling. After completing this course of study in one year, he took a job as a counselor in the Cherry Hill School District in Detroit.

In 1963, Curry was offered a position at MSU in freshman admissions, visiting high schools and recruiting students for the university. He worked closely with Dr. Gordon Sabine and President John Hannah to attract students for the National Merit and the Alumni Distinguished Scholarships. In 1968, Curry became Director of Admissions at Hope College, but returned to the MSU Admissions Office in 1971. For 12 years prior to his retirement in 1993, he was responsible for determining the eligibility of all entering freshman athletes, using the NCAA and Big Ten guidelines.

Topics/People Covered in Interview include: Academic Orientation Program (AOP); ACT; Admissions Office; ADS (Alumni Distinguished Scholarship) Program; Air Force ROTC; American Personal Guidance Association; Athletics Dept; Beaumont Tower; Big Ten Conference; Terry Carey; Central Michigan University; Cherry Hill School District; Denison University; Bob Fedore; Food Science; Tom Goodale; John Hannah; Jud Heathcote; Honors College; Hope College; James Madison; Walt Johnson; Justin Morrill; Kellogg Center; Katie Large; Lyman Briggs; National Defense Education Act (NDEA) Guidance Institute; National Merit semifinalists; NCAA; Gwen Norrell; P-cubed: Performance Predicts Performance; Ed Roeber; Gordon Sabine; SAT; Chuck Seeley; Spartan Aides; Strategic Air Command; University College; Wendell Westcott; Clifton Wharton

Date: October 14, 2003

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