Bowman Foster Ashe

Bowman Foster Ashe

Bowman Foster Ashe (April 3, 1885 - December 16, 1952) was a U.S. educator who served as the first president of the University 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 the University 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

*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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