Charles E. Odegaard (Born on January 10, 1911 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Died on November 14, 1999 in Seattle, Washington) was the 19th president of the University of Washington from 1958-1973. Odegaard is credited in transforming the University of Washington from an average state university to among the top public universities in the United States. January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Chicago Heights is a city located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Seattle redirects here. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Olympia Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi  (184,824 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... For alternate meanings see state university (disambiguation). ... A public university is an institution of higher education that is funded by public means through a national or regional government. ...

Odegaard graduated from Dartmouth College in 1932 and received his Master's degree and Ph.D from Harvard University in 1933 and 1937, respectively. He taught history as the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and then took a leave of absence to serve in the Navy during World War II, earning the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Odegaard returned to academia, eventually becoming the Dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of Michigan. Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Ê:For other degrees, see Academic degree M.S. redirects here. ... Doctor of Philosophy, or Ph. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I (the officially preferred abbreviation), is the flagship campus in the University of Illinois system. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of WW1 A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... In the Royal Navy, United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, a lieutenant commander (lieutenant-commander or Lt Cdr in the RN) is a commissioned officer superior to a lieutenant and inferior to a commander. ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... This article is about the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ...

In 1958, Odegaard accepted the presidency of the University of Washington and quickly made changes to remedy the perceived complacency in the university's administration. After six years, only three of the original fifteen deans on board remained when Odegaard arrived. The university witnessed tremendous growth during Odegaard's tenure with the student population growing from 16,000 to 34,000, 35 new buildings (doubling the square footage of the university), increased investment in the medical school, instituted a vision of building a "community of scholars", and oversaw the growth of the operating budget from $37 million USD in 1958 to over $400 million USD in 1973. An image of a 1901 examination in the faculty of medicine. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

On the day of his retirement, 5,000 students crowded into Red Square, the central meeting place of the university, and was presented with a shirt that said, “L'université c'est moi," which means "the University is me" but he quickly dismissed it and retorted, “This thing on my back just isn't true—the University is us.” Suzzallo Library, looking east across Red Square Red Square, officially Central Plaza, is a large open square on the campus of the University of Washington that serves as a hub for two of the Universitys major axes, connecting the campuss northern Liberal Arts Quadrangle (The Quad) with the...

The Odegaard Library, the undergraduate library at UW is named in his honor. In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ...

External links

• Seattle PI piece on Charles Odegaard
• UW Alumni Magazine profile
• The Extracurricular Clout of Power College Presidents ‘’Time Magazine’’, November 5, 1965
• Iron Man at Washington ‘’Time Magazine’’, November 17, 1958