- Bowman Foster Ashe
Bowman Foster Ashe (
April 3 ,1885 -December 16 ,1952 ) was a U.S. educator who served as the first president of theUniversity of Miami [cite web
title = History of the University of Miami
publisher = University of Miami
url = http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,2472-1;2543-2;2755-3,00.html
accessdate = 2007-12-24] .An alumnus of
Mount Union College and theUniversity of Pittsburgh , Ashe was initially hired by the university to oversee the institution during its challenged infancy. He would remain president until his death in 1952 [cite web
title = Who is Bowman Foster Ashe?
url = http://bfashe.dadeschools.net/school_history.htm
accessdate = 2007-12-24] .At the University of Miami, he was the first sponsor of the
Iron Arrow Honor Society , the highest honor awarded a student or faculty member at the university [cite web
title = A Very Brief History of Iron Arrow
url = http://www.ironarrow.com/iahistory.html
accessdate = 2007-12-24] . The university's administration building, the Ashe Administration Building, is named in his honor.References
ee also
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Bowman Foster Ashe Elementary School
*University of Miami
*Iron Arrow Honor Society External links
* [http://www.miami.edu/ University of Miami Official Website]
* [http://bfashe.dadeschools.net/ Dr. Bowman Foster Ashe Elementary School]
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