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Index A Academic freedom, 127–129 Adenauer, Chancellor Konrad (Germany), 74 Akhavein, Kambiz “Tommy,” 198 Aldridge, Susan C. career and contributions, 261–264 nontraditional structure of university, 4–5 vision for the future of UMUC, 266–269 Allen, Nicholas H. appointment as interim president, 261 appointment as provost, 238 Graduate School of Management and Technology and, 214, 249, 250 strategic plan and, 224, 236, 238 views on faculty, 48 Arabian-American Oil Company, 23, 89 Arden, Joseph J. European Division career and contributions, 98–100, 133, 190, 196, 199, 257 Far East/Asian Division career and contributions, 98–99, 120–121, 133–136, 147, 190, 257, 260 personality of, 99 Armstrong, Neil, 31, 74 Armstrong, Robert F., 74–75 Arnn, Maj. John O., 130 Art collections, 51, 146, 243 Asian Division. See also UMUC Asia. academic credentials of faculty, 144–145 academic freedom issues, 127–129 administrative changes, 134 all-volunteer service and, 135 Armed Forces Far East Network broadcasts, 115–116, 131 Asian-language courses, 115 Associate of Arts degree programs, 135 challenges for students, 116, 126–128
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changes, challenges, and consolidation from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, 132–136 changes of the 1980s, 147–152 “circuit rider” courses, 151 Cold War and, 116–117 commencement ceremonies, 111–113, 117, 129–130, 149–150 composition of the first graduating class, 112 computer courses, 151, 201 course based on Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, 150 course telecasts by the U.S. Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, 115 cultural issues, 114, 143–144 developments of the 1990s, 184, 199–203 distance learning courses, 202 early years, 110–117 education services officers and, 135, 137–139 Ehrensberger’s career and contributions, 107–109 enrollment of Japanese students in courses, 202 establishment as Far East Division, 23, 107–109, 154 expansion to Thailand, 124–126 facilities and sites, 109, 110, 113, 115, 116, 118, 124–126, 132, 148–150, 199–201 faculty, 111, 113, 115–116, 118–129, 139–147, 148–149, 151, 199 faculty-development seminars, 151 field trips, 136, 142 50th anniversary, 257 financial assistance for students, 109 financial challenges, 203 first graduates, 110 five-year contract awards, 148, 200 geographic expansion, 148–150 graduate program, 135–136 honorary degrees, 112–113 living and working conditions for faculty, 119–124, 140–147, 149, 203
media-assisted courses, 149, 150–151 media-learning centers, 201 military downsizing and, 199, 257 name change from Far East Division to Asian Division, 148 name change to UMUC Asia, 257 natural disasters effect on courses, 200–201, 257 noncredit language and culture courses, 151 office locations and relocations, 113, 133 Open University courses, 151 posthumous diplomas, 129–130 professional education courses offered with Bowie State University, 202–203 program in Laos, 125, 126, 131, 135 programs in Australia, 135, 149 publicity for, 138–139 “resident” credit for courses, 107–108 self-paced courses, 151 special topics courses, 135 student demographics, 136–137 study tours, 115, 136, 145, 151, 203 summer seminar on China, 115 transition from the University of California to the University of Maryland, 108–109 University of California’s Extension Division and, 106–109 U.S. departure from Vietnam and, 131–132 Vietnam War and, 118–132 Association of University Evening Colleges study, 32 Atlantic Division. See also North Atlantic Division Azores location, 160 Bermuda location, 160 description, 154 establishment of, 154 expansion of, 23 name change from North Atlantic Division, 160
