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Pepperdine University Office of the Provost, William B. Adrian Records
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Pepperdine University Office of the Provost, William B. Adrian Records
Identifier/Call Number: 0049
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1985-1993
Abstract: The collection consists of inter-office memoranda and correspondence sent by or to former Pepperdine University Provost William
B. Adrian from 1985 to 1993.
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[Box/folder# or item name], Pepperdine University Office of the Provost, William B. Adrian Records, Collection no. 0049, Special
Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
William B. Adrian was born on November 23, 1937. He attended Abilene Christian College where he earned a B.S. in Mathematics
in 1959 and a M.S. in Educational Administration in 1961. He later attended the University of Denver where he received a Ph.D.
in Higher Education in 1967. During his tenure at Pepperdine University, he served as Dean of the Graduate School of Education
and Psychology from 1983 to 1985, Executive Vice President from 1985 to 1986, and Provost from 1986 to 1993. Adrian left Pepperdine
University in 1993 for a Fulbright fellowship at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.
The Provost is the chief academic officer of Pepperdine University and has responsibility, under the President, for the administration,
coordination and development of all academic activities and functions of the University. He/She works with the deans of Pepperdine's
five schools on all issues related to the effective planning and management of the University's academic resources. In addition,
he/she is directly responsible for the University's Disability Services Office and the office of the University Chaplain.
The collection is arranged in chronological order.
The collection consists of inter-office memoranda and correspondence sent by or to William B. Adrian. The materials document
the administrative activities Adrian was involved in from 1985 to 1993. A small amount of material from the time Adrian was
transferring from his role as Executive Vice President to Provost is also included.
Pepperdine University Office of the Provost, Nancy Magnusson Fagan, 0050, Special Collections and University Archives, University
Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Pepperdine University Office of the Provost, Steven S. Lemley Records, 0051, Special Collections and University Archives,
University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Records and correspondence
Correspondence
Memorandums
Universities and colleges -- California -- History
Adrian, William B.
Pepperdine University. Office of the Provost