Keene, President Edward S.

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       Home   Finding Aid to the President Edward S. Keene Papers   Keene, Edward S., President President Edward S. Keene Papers, 1921 Record Group 3.5  Biography    Scope and Content   Box and Folder List  OVERVIEW  Links:  Finding Aid to the Dean Edward S. Keene Records, 1918-1926  Access:  The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the University Archives.  Provenance:  University transfer.  Property rights:  The University Archives owns the property rights to this collection.  Copyrights:  Copyrights to this collection remain with the University Archives.  Citation:  [Identification of item]. Edward S. Keene Papers, University Archives, North Dakota State University, Fargo.   BIOGRAPHY  Edward S. Keene was born at Rock Island, Illinois on October 8, 1864. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in engineering in 1890, and his M.E. degree in 1912, also from Illinois. He remained at Illinois teaching mechanical engineering from 1890-1892. He joined the North Dakota Agricultural College in 1892 as the head of the Department of Physics and Engineering. In 1895 he organized military training on campus and served as the captain with two other instructors serving as lieutenants. In 1918 he took over as Dean of the School of Mechanic Arts. When President Ladd resigned President Edward S. Keene Papers  Page 2 of 2  in 1921 to take his Senate seat, Professor Keene served as acting President. Dean Keene resumed his deanship when President Coulter was appointed.   In 1893 he married Myrtle Pearman of Champaign, Illinois and they had five children. Due to poor health Dean Keene resigned in 1926 and he died August 12, 1928.                                   Copyright 2009 by Institute for Regional Studies & University Archives North Dakota State University Libraries 

President Edward S. Keene papers, 1921

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President Edward S. Keene papers, 1921

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