Creator: Michigan State University

Subjects: Administration, People

Description:

A photograph of Paul Dressel.

Paul Dressel was born on November 29, 1910. He received his B.A. from Wittenberg College in 1931, M.A. from Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) in 1934, and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1939. In 1934 he began teaching at Michigan State College, where he stayed until his retirement in 1981. He began his career as an instructor in mathematics.

In 1944, he was named the chairman of the Board of Examiners and the first director of the Counseling Center at Michigan State College. He helped establish the counseling center in response to the presence of World War II veterans. Originally the Counseling Center was for career counseling but expanded to handle personal counseling.

In 1959 he became the director of the Office of Institutional Research and then the Assistant Provost in 1961. In 1964, he was given the additional title of Professor of University Research.

Date: 1969

Format: Image/jpg

Original Format: Black and white photograph

Resource Identifier: A004795

Collection Number: UA 17.112

Language: English

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Contributing Institution: University Archives & Historical Collections

Relation: Paul Dressel Collection

Contributor: MSU Archives and Historical Collections