S. Eugene Younts papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteDr. Sanford Eugene Younts first joined the University of Georgia in 1969 as associate dean of the College of Agriculture and director of the Rural Development Center in Tifton. In 1972 Younts moved to Athens and succeeded J. W. Fanning to become the second person to hold the position of Vice President for Public Service at UGA. During his tenure as Vice President, UGA's public services grew into the nation's largest campus-based outreach program, but when Younts first took over the reins of the division he found a program that had only six units. These were the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, the Institute of Community and Area Development, the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, the Cooperative Extension Service, the Marine Extension Service, and the Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Over the years, under Dr. Younts' leadership, the program grew to include seven additional units. Those seven units were the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Business Outreach Services, the Fanning Leadership Center, the Office of International Development, the Information Technology Outreach Service, the Museum of Natural History, and the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education. By the end of the 1990s, public services provided more than 6 million hours of service each year to the citizens of Georgia in addition to their interactions with those in other states and countries. As Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, Younts was instrumental in leading the planning that culminated in the W. K. Kellogg Foundation awarding an $8.4 million dollar grant to the University to be used for the expansion of the the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. He also played a key role in obtaining funds for the renovation of the Lucy Cobb Institute (the home of one of his units-the Carl Vinson Institute of Government). Additionally Younts planned for and led the popular New Faculty Tours that, for many new faculty, provided an introduction to the state and its residents. Upon his retirement from the position of Vice President for Public Service and Outreach Younts remained at the University for another 15 months as a Distinguished Public Service Scholar. It was during this time that he began the research and writing of Alive As Long As He Lived-a biography of his predecessor J. W. Fanning. Dr. Younts holds the title of Vice President Emeritus and continues to write books, exhibit his original photographs, and speak to groups on various topics of interest. Scope and ContentS. Eugene Younts papers consists of administrative files that date from 1967 to 2011. These files are directly related to Younts daily work activities. Series two focuses on the new faculty tours that Younts created and led from 1977 to 1999. There are numerous photographs and slide included in this series. Series three, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation files, dates from 1977 to 1992. This part of the collection highlights the University of Georgia projects that the Foundation helped fund during those years. The fourth series, subject files, holds mainly Younts' speech, research and book materials from the 1950s through 2012. The fifth series consists of appointment calendars with Younts' daily activities noted. These calendars date from 1970 to 1999. Organization and ArrangementThe collection consists of five series: 1. Administrative Files, 2. New Faculty Tours, 3. W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 4. Subject Files and 5. Appointment Calendars. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationS. Eugene Younts papers, UA02-036, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2018. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this RepositoryRelated collections include the Georgia Center for Continuing Education records, UA94-101; and the University of Georgia Botanical Gardens records, UA92-157. Related audiovisual materials from this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archive: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/har-ua02-036/bmac-coll |
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