THE GRADUATE SCHOOL ORGANIZATION AND HISTORY The Graduate School consists of the dean, associate dean, assistant deans, the Graduate Council, and the graduate faculty. General policies and standards of the Graduate School are established by the graduate faculty. Any policy change must be approved by the graduate deans and the Graduate Council. The Graduate School is responsible for the enforcement of minimum general standards of graduate work in the University and for the coordination of the graduate programs of the various col- leges and divisions of the University. The responsibility for the detailed operations of graduate programs is vested in the individual colleges, schools, divisions, and depart- ments. In most of the colleges an assistant dean or other official is directly responsible for graduate study in that college. The Graduate Council assists the dean in being the agent of the graduate faculty for execution of policy related to graduate study and associated research. The Council, which is chaired by the graduate dean, con- siders petitions and recommends the award of graduate degrees. Members of the graduate faculty, who are appointed by the dean with the approval of the Graduate Council, fall into two categories in accordance with their function: the Graduate Studies Faculty (GSF), who are appointed to teach graduate courses and to direct master's theses, and the Doctoral Research Faculty (DRF), who are appointed in addition to direct doctoral disser- tations. No staff member is expected to perform any of these functions without having been appointed to the graduate faculty, though temporary exceptions may be made in unusual circumstances. In the beginning the organization of graduate study was very informal: Control was in the hands of a faculty com- mittee which reported directly to the President. In 1910, however, James N. Anderson, Head of the Department of Ancient Languages, was appointed Dean of the Col- lege of Arts and Sciences and Director of Graduate Work, and in 1930 he became the first Dean of the Graduate School. He was succeeded upon his retirement in 1938 by T. M. Simpson, Head of the Department of Mathematics, who held the position until 1951. C. F. Byers, Head of the Department of Biological Sciences in the University College, served as Acting Dean from June 1951 until August 1952 when he was succeeded by L. E. Grinter, who came from the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he had been Vice President, Dean of the Graduate School, and Research Professor. Upon becoming Acting Vice President in 1969, Dr. Grinter was named Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School. He was succeeded by Harold P. Hanson, who came to Florida from the University of Texas, where he had served as Chairman of the Department of Physics. In 1971, Dr. Hanson was appointed Vice President for Academic Affairs. Alexander G. Smith of the Department of Physics. and Astronomy and a former assistant dean of the Graduate School, served as Acting Dean until the appointment of Harry H. Sisler. Dr. Sisler served as Chair- man of the Department of Chemistry, Dean of the Col- lege of Arts and Sciences, and Executive Vice President of the University of Florida prior to being named Dean of the Graduate School in March 1973. In September 1979, Dr. Sisler returned to teaching as Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry and F. Michael Wahl was appointed Acting Dean. Dr. Wahl came to Florida from the University of Illinois in 1969. He served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Geology from 1969 to 1973 when he was named Associate Dean of the Graduate School. In June 1980 Francis G. Stehli became Dean for Graduate Studies and Research. Dr. Stehli came to Florida from Case Western Reserve University where he had served as Samuel St. John Professor of Geology, Chairman of the Department of Geology, and Dean of Science and Engineering. In September 1982, Dr. Stehli became Dean of the College of Geosciences at the University of Oklahoma. Graduate study at the University of Florida existed while the University was still on its Lake City campus. However, the first graduate degrees-two Master of Arts with a major in English and a Master of Science with a major in entomology-were awarded on the Gainesville campus in 1906. The first programs leading to the Ph.D. were initiated in 1930, and the first degrees were awarded in 1934, one with a major in chemistry and the other with a major in pharmacy. The first Ed.D. was awarded in 1948. Graduate study has had a phenomenal growth at the University of Florida. In 1930, 33 degrees were awarded in 12 fields. In 1940, 66 degrees were awarded in 16 fields. In 1981-82 the total number of graduate degrees awarded was 1,317 in more than 100 fields. The proportion of doctoral degrees has increased steadily. In 1950, 18 Ph.D.s and 5 Ed.D.s were awarded. In 1981-82 the total was 217 Ph.D.s and 20 Ed.D.s. GRADUATE DEGREES AND PROGRAMS Refer to the section of this Catalog entitled Fields of lInstruction for specializations in the approved pro- grams. NONTHESIS DEGREES (Asterisk (*) indicates thesis option) Master of Accounting (M.Acc.)* Master of Agriculture (M.Ag.) with program in one of the following: Agricultural and Extension Horticultural Science: Education Fruit Crops Agronomy Ornamental Animal Science Horticulture Botany Vegetable Crops Dairy Science Plant Pathology Entomology and Poultry Science Nematology Soil Science Food Science and Human Nutrition Master of Agricultural Management and Resource Devel- opment (M.A.M.R.D.) with program in Food and Resource Economics. Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) with program in one of the following: Anthropology Mathematics French Philosophy Geography Political Science German Political Science- History International Relations Latin Psychology Latin American Area Sociology Studies Spanish Linguistics Speech