Albin Owings Kuhn
Albin Owings Kuhn | |
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| Chancellor of the University of Maryland Baltimore Campuses University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore County | |
| In office 1963–1971 | |
| Succeeded by | Calvin B. T. Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 31, 1916 Ph.D. '48 |
| Profession | University Chancellor |
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Albin Owings Kuhn (January 31, 1916 – March 24, 2010) was a prominent figure in the
UMBC
is named after Kuhn.
Background
Albin Owings Kuhn was born on January 31, 1916, on a 215-acre farm in
Agricultural Education. Kuhn completed his bachelor's degree in 1938, and then subsequently completed his master's degree in Agronomy and Botany
from College Park.
At the
.University of Maryland administration
Albin O. Kuhn became the university executive vice president for the College Park campus in 1958, instrumenting the planning of increasing the enrollment from 10,000 to 20,000 students.[2] In 1965, he was named Chancellor of Baltimore Campuses, which then included the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the planning of the new campus for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 1966. In addition, he became the first leader of the new campus from its founding up until 1971.
See also
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- University of Maryland, College Park
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
References
- ^ a b "Albin Owings Kuhn" (PDF). Special Collection. UMBC. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ a b Frederick N. Rasmussen (March 26, 2010). "Dr. Albin Owings Kuhn". The Baltimore Sun.