European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 paid advertisement special insert to the stars and stripes Page t european division celebrates 35th anniversary commencement Maryland to Honor Helmut Clark Kerr Helmut Chancellor of West and Clark president emeritus of the University of will be awarded honorary doctorate degrees at this years univer sity of Maryland commencement on 26 May 1985 in Chan cellar Kohl will receive the honorary doctor of Laws Kerr the honorary doctor of humane with these degrees they join a Long list of distinguished Maryland including Arnold Margaret Mead and Neil Chancellor Kohl is the fifth Chancellor of the Federal re Public of Germany to be honoured at european division graduation exercises Over the the others Are Konrad Willy Ludwig or and Kurt Georg Helmut who became Chan cellar i october was born in the Rhine River City of Ludwigshafen on 3 Helmut Kohl Chancellor Federal Republic of Germany april like Many Young germans during world War he was drafted and sent to Basic training in the final months of the conflict but never saw the decent behaviour of the american in occupied Germany made a Strong impression on the Young colouring his future political i have never he has standing in the schoolyard and getting my lunch from the army the generation that was standing in that schoolyard is the generation that increasingly occupying the seats of Power in German this sentiment has contributed to his efforts to strengthen West Germany partnership with the and to reaffirm natos policy of assuring Chancellor Kohl became a member of the Christian democratic Union one of Germany major Politi Cal in 1947 and has been its National chairman since during the he studied political science and history at the universities of Frankfurt and receiving his doctorate in he entered the regional parliament in the Federal state of Rhino land palatinate in 1959 and was a member until he was prime minister of his Home state from 1969 to 1976 and has been one of its representatives to the German bundestag since european division graduates will also be addressed by Clark president of the University of califor Nia from 1958 to Kerr completed his undergraduate education at Swarthmore College and then earned his at Stanford University and his doctorate at the University of Cali fornia in Berkeley his specially was labor economics from which he developed skills As an Industrial arbitral lecturers to be honoured for decades of teaching you Are among the few european division lecturers who have taught with the University of european division in the four decades of our existence thousands of students have Learned from dedicated classroom teach ers such As yourself embody All that the University of Maryland stands for in these were the opening lines of a letter from european division Joseph inviting fourteen very special lecturers to a luncheon and ceremony commemorating their Many years of teaching and dedication to the of Maryland and its Stu european division faculty and staff will gather at the Heidelberg offi cers and civilians club on 25 May to Honor lecturers whose teach ing careers with the european division began in the 1950s and continue to the present Claire Baker Rose Beyer Rafael de los Rios Fritz Krause Felice Maselli Elaine Obeirn Erane Lagh Georges Osswald Arthur Parry Gottfried Schmalzbauer Fabian Schiippel Bernard Sinsheimer Leslie Spoor Thea von Seuffert John wort Man held during the 1985 commencement the ceremony honouring the lecturers also Marks the 35th anniversary of continuing Edu cation for the military which began when the University of Mary land first offered classes in Germany in travelling from the United John president of the University of and Constance a member of the Board of re will be on hand to pay tribute to the honoured also participating in the event will be several other individuals important in the creation and Early development of the european these include both chancellors emeritus of University Ray Ehrensberger and Stanley Drazek Mason former director of the european division and Dean of University College David now a vice president of the University of Maryland and a member of the faculty who came to Europe in 1949 Wilson president emeritus of the University of Maryland Benjamin Mas Chancellor of University College and Joe director of the euro Pean faculty members Are the key to Success Many changes have taken place in the european division Over the past thirty five when the european division first opened its doors on 31 october offering University classes so far from the Campus was unknown and Many academicians were in the challenging conditions of postwar Europe As Well in the decades that the key to the programs remarkable and continued Success has been the Maryland fac the University gratitude toward its dedicated Core of highly effective teachers explains Why these continued on Page ii Clark Kerr president emeritus University of California for a time he was the busiest Arbi Trator on the West in he joined the faculty at the University of California at Berkeley As head of the Industrial relations he be came the first Chancellor of the Belke Ley Campus in 1952 in the eighth president of the University of California under his the University of California became one of the worlds leading doubling its enrol tripling the budget and devel Oping highly respected graduate upon leaving the presidency of the University of California in Kerr was appointed chairman of the Carnegie commission for the study of higher education which issued a report calling for the overhaul of the higher education system in the United states Kerr is prominent in Many professional has been the recipient of several honorary and has authored books and articles on Industrial relations and Many Maryland dignitaries will travel to Heidelberg to Honor Chan cellar Kohl and Kerr and to Cele brate Maryland 35th anniversary year in University of Mary land classes were first offered in Europe 35 years and Many of those who made it possible Are returning this year to Mark the joining the their faculty Mem Bers and military dignitaries will be University of Maryland president John toll president emeritus Wilson Elkins University College Chancellor Benjamin Massey University College chancellors emeritus Ray Ehrensberger and Stanley Drazek University of Maryland vice president David Sparks and Mason former Dean of University College and former european division from the 50s to the 80s the 1985 commencement celebrates 35 years of continuing education and cooperation Between the University of Maryland and the military Community on 31 october the first University of Maryland classes in Europe were held in Frank Nuernberg and West in the weeks before military commanders in Germany expected Only 600 students to enrol in the but when registration More than 1700 military and civilian person Nel flooded the classrooms and the pro Gram expanded rapidly from that Point by the next academic the University of Maryland had spread beyond Germany to France and North in 1950 the Munich a two year University pro opened its doors to dependents who wanted a traditional full time residential College the Cam pus now boasts nearly 700 while a academic program leading to a baccalaureate has remained a University of Maryland european division the past 35 years have also Scon important the program has with classes now offered at nearly 200 centers in fourteen degrees and course offerings have mirroring the shifting interests and Ca reer opportunities in american the associate degree became import both As a goal in itself and As a step toward the certificate programs became needed and were in a graduate program in management now meets the needs of Man agers facing increased responsibilities within their courses Are taught during the Day As Well As in the evening on the weekends As Well As during the week in concentrated for Mats for students on try and guided study systems for students at isolated Sites or caught up in shifting work the University of Maryland came to Europe because military students re Quested educational opportunities be made available to them As the years have Maryland flex responsiveness to and the maintenance of traditional academic standards have been combined with the supportive cooperation of the United states military to make this enter prise a vital and uniquely successful part of american higher graduate receives diploma at euro Pean division advertisements in this special insert Are not endorsed by the department of the military or stars and