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Milton D. Glick Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AC 0490
The Milton D. Glick Collection consists of the In Memoriam: Milton D. Glick scrapbook, photographs of his inauguration as the University's 15th President and of his memorial service, his iconic western hat, a shadowbox of the United States Air Force's 2009 Operation Enduring Freedom, and a color print of his posthumous portrait that was commissioned by the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation to hang in the Joe Crowley Student Union at the Milt Glick Ballroom.

Dates

  • 2006-2012

Creator

Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Extent

1.5 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

The Milton D. Glick Collection consists of a scapbook, photographs of his inaugation as University President and from his memorial service, and objects and effemera from his term in office.

Biographical Note

Dr. Milton D. Glick was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 30, 1937. He obtained his doctorate degree in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and married Peggy Porter in 1965. Dr. Glick joined the chemistry faculty at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he eventually became Chair of the Department of Chemistry and published 99 research articles. He served as dean of the College of Arts and Science at the University of Missouri in Columbia from 1983-88. He then served as provost and interim president at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, before serving for 15 years as executive vice president and provost at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Dr. Glick was appointed the 15th President of the University of Nevada, Reno, in May 2006 and took office in August 2006. During his 5-year tenure at UNR, Dr. Glick's accomplishments included record-setting enrollments, freshman retention rates, and graduations. He died in Reno on April 16, 2011.

Arrangement

Unarranged.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer from the Office of the President, received August 2011. The extra print of the "Milt Glick" portrait was received from Stremmel Gallery in Reno in February 2014.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to University Photo Archives as UNRA-P3472.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
A Guide to the Collection of Milton D. Glick
Status
completed
Author
Betty Glass
Date
August 2011
Description rules
dacs

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives Repository

https://library.unr.edu/SpeColl
Contact:
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)