Creator: Ralph Smuckler

Subjects: Anniversaries, Sesquicentennial

Description:

Ralph Smuckler arrived on the Michigan State campus in 1951 and taught municipal government and introduction to political science. In the mid-1950s he traveled to Vietnam where he helped create the National Institute of Administration in Saigon where Vietnamese people were trained for police service.

After leaving Vietnam in 1959, Smuckler served as the Assistant Dean of International Programs at MSU and eventually became Dean in 1969, a position which he held until 1991. Because of his efforts, MSU is recognized as a model in the international arena for development and related activity/service and is a major competitor in international studies and research. Smuckler retired in 1993.

Topics/People Covered in the Interview include: Walter Adams; American Council on Education; Leroy Bennett; Ella Bowditch; Art Brandstetter; Sheldon Cherney; Frank Child; Warren Cohen; Cornell University; John DiBiaggio; Carl Eicher; Wesley Fischel; Ford Foundation; Guy Fox; Herb Garfinkle; Lee Hamilton; John Hannah; Bud Hanville; Harvard University; Don Hayworth; Homer Higbie; David Horner; Howard Hoyt; Institute for International Education; International Committee of the American Council on Education; Adrian Jaffey; Glen Johnson; Land Grant Association; Frank Landers; Chuck Lioso; Irv Long; Cecil Mackey; Jim McAmee; Peter McGraw; M Peter McPherson; Milton Muelder; AID connections; Center for International Programs; foreign students; Governmental Research Bureau; International education/programs/studies; Morrill Hall; Vietnam project; Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities; Art Mosher; Marvin Murphy; National Institute of Administration; Jake Neville; Carl Niedholm; Rockefeller Foundation; Al Seeley; Gus Spaith; Don Stevens; Taggart Hall; Glen Taggart; Milt Taylor; Ralph Turner; U of M; University of Wisconsin; Ed Weidner; Clifton Wharton; Sylvan Witwer; Frederic Wickert; Lee Winder; Larry Witt; David Wylie

Date: September 6, 2000

Collection Number: UA 3

Language: English

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

Relation: Sesquicentennial Oral History Project

Contributor: MSU Archives and Historical Collections