THE GRADUATE SCHOOL / 5 THE GRADUATE SCHOOL ORGANIZATION AND HISTORY The Graduate School consists of the dean, associate dean, 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 colleges and divisions of the University. The responsibility for the detailed opera- tions of graduate programs is vested in the individual colleges, schools, divisions, and departments. In most of the colleges an assistant dean or other administrator 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, considers petitions and policy changes. Members of the graduate faculty are appointed by the dean with the approval of the Graduate Council. There are three levels of graduate faculty: Restricted Graduate Faculty (RGF), who are ap- pointed to temporary three-year terms to teach graduate- level courses and direct master's theses; Graduate Studies Faculty (GSF), who are on permanent appointments to teach graduate-level courses and direct master's theses; and Doctoral Research Faculty (DRF), who are appointed in addition to direct doctoral dissertations. No faculty member may 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 committee which reported directly to the President. In 1910, however, James N. Anderson, Head of the Depart- ment of Ancient Languages, was appointed Dean of the College 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 Technol- ogy, where he had been Vice President, Dean of the Graduate School, and Research Professor. Upon becom- ing Acting Vice President in 1969, Dr. Grinter was named Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School. He was suc- ceeded 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 Departmentof 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 Chairman of the Departmentof Chemistry, Dean of the College 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 Distin- guished Service Professor of Chemistry. F. Michael Wahl, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Associate Direc- tor of Sponsored Research, and Professor of Geology, served as Acting Dean until the appointment of Francis G. Stehli in June 1980. 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 Sep- tember 1982, Dr. Stehli became Dean of the College of Geosciences at the University of Oklahoma. Donald R. Price, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Agricultural Engineering, served as Acting Dean from January 1983 toJanuary 1985 when Madelyn M. Lockhart became Dean of the Graduate School. Prior to her ap- pointment, Dr. Lockhart served as Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of Economics. She held a dual appointment as Dean of the Graduate School and Dean of International Studies and Programs from June 1985 through August 1991. 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 -were awarded on the Gainesville campus in 1906. The first Master of Science was awarded in 1908, with a major in entomology. 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 1991-92, the total number of graduate degrees awarded was 1,867 in more than 100 fields. The proportion of Ph.D. degrees, after the initial rapid growth, remained relatively static during most of the 1980s but during the last few years has shown a significant increase. In 1987-88, the total was 304; in 1988-89,331 were awarded; in 1989-90, there were 345; in 1990-91, there were 358, and in 1991-92, there were 360. GRADUATE DEGREES AND PROGRAMS Refer to the section of this Catalog entitled Fields of Instruction for specializations in the approved programs. 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 Environmental Animal Science Horticultural Botany Vegetable Crops Dairy Science Microbiology and Cell Entomology and Science Nematology Plant Pathology Food Science and Human Poultry Science Nutrition Soil Science