Frederick Middlebush, 1935 - 1954
Middlebush oversaw the enrollment boom in the fall of 1946, when the student body jumped to 5,000 from the previous year's 1,500. Enrollment in the fall of 1947 reached more than 11,000.
It was during Middlebush's tenure that Lloyd Gaines was denied admission to the University of Missouri's School of Law based on race. For records pertaining to Gaines, see Collection UW:1/7/2. An informative online collection of material related to Gaines and his legal case is provided by the University of Missouri's School of Law Library: scholarship.law.missouri.edu/gaines/.
Middlebush Hall, home to the College of Business and Public Administration, is named in his honor.
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