Carl W. McIntosh
| Carl W. McIntosh | |
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| 8th President of Montana State University |
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In office 1970–1977 |
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| Preceded by | Leon H. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | William Tietz |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 1, 1914 Redlands, California, United States |
| Died | January 19, 2009 (aged 94) Bozeman, Montana, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Carroll Donnelly McIntosh (divorced) |
| Children | Diana McIntosh |
| Alma mater |
University of Redlands University of Iowa |
| Profession | Professor of Forensics and Acting |
| Website | www.montana.edu |
Carl Weston McIntosh, Jr. (December 1, 1914 – January 19, 2009) was an American professor of forensics and acting. He served as president of Idaho State College (now Idaho State University) from 1947 to 1959. He was acting executive dean when the college achieved its independence from the University of Idaho in March 1947, and he elevated it into a four-year, bachelor's degree-granting institution in December 1948. He left Idaho in 1959 to become president of Long Beach State College (now known as California State University, Long Beach). He oversaw the college's rapid growth from less than 10,000 students to 28,000 and two name changes (to California State College at Long Beach in 1964 and to California State College, Long Beach in 1968). He was named president of Montana State University in 1970. He established the university's nursing and pre-medical education programs and completed its first football stadium and creative arts complex, but also faced a years of fiscal austerity imposed by the state legislature. He retired in 1977.
Carl McIntosh was born on December 1, 1914, in Redlands, California, to Carl Weston and Cora Lulu (Williams) McIntosh. His father was born in Bay City, Michigan, on September 20, 1883. He moved to California in 1887 and became a real estate salesman. His mother, Cora Lulu Williams, was born in Morristown, Tennessee, on November 8, 1882. Her family moved to California in 1899.
McIntosh attended public schools in Redlands, and graduated from Redlands High School in 1932. He loved collecting insects, and drew extensive pictures of them. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Redlands in 1936. He participated on the speech and debate team at the college, and won several national competitions. He considered majoring in entomology, but decided speech and debate were more fun. He then entered the University of Iowa, where he received his master of arts degree in 1937 and his Ph.D. in 1939. Both professional degrees were in speech communication. He studied music and voice at the Trinity College of Music in London, United Kingdom, for a short period of time in 1945, then entered the University of Redlands where he received his doctor of laws degree in 1952.
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