Culp, Delos Poe
Dates
- Existence: 1911 - 2000
Biography
Delos P. Culp was born on July 26, 1911 in Clanton, Alabama, the son of Daniel and Lela Popwell Culp. He attended the public schools of Chilton County and graduated from Isabella High School, Maplesville, Alabama. From 1933-34, he attended Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama and earned a normal diploma. In 1937 he earned a B.S. degree from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama and a M.S. in 1940 from the same institution.
Culp's teaching experience began in Chilton County in a one-room school. Over the years he advanced in the educational system of the county until he became superintendent of schools in 1942. Resigning as superintendent in 1946, he became a member of the professional staff of the Alabama State Department of Education. In 1949, Culp continued his education by receiving the Ed. D. degree from Columbia University in New York City. He also was a General Education Board Fellow at Columbia and received a grant to study public education at all levels in 17 states. After serving as associate professor and professor of education at Auburn University, 1951-1954, Culp assumed the presidency of Livingston State College at Livingston, Alabama, where he remained until he became president of Alabama College (now University of Montevallo), Montevallo, Alabama in 1963. On February 1, 1968, Culp became president of East Tennessee State University. He retired in 1977.
During his educational career Culp held many offices. Included among these are the following: director of the Alabama Education Commission for the Alabama State Legislature, 1957-59; member of a special study of public education in the Philippines, 1959-60; president of the Alabama Association of College Administrators, 1960; special consultant to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, for Appraisal and Development of Programmed Learning, 1960-61; chair of the Alabama Education Association Policies Commission, 1960-62; and chair of the National Commission on Safety Education, 1965. Culp is an authority on pupil transportation and has made a national contribution in this field. He is the co-author of two works in this field: An Administrator's Handbook of School Transportation (1949) and Pupil Transportation (1953).
For many years Culp has been an active lay leader in the United Methodist Church and has held many offices in its local, state, and national organizations. He is a member and has held offices in a number of educational organizations and professional societies at both the state and national level. In Johnson City he has been a director of First Peoples Bank, a national committee chair of Exploring Boy Scouts of America, and a member of the National Commission on Safety Education. Culp is married to the former Martha Edwardine Street of Gadsden, Alabama. They have three children: Martha Jean, James and John.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Records
The records are divided into four series: Series 1, General Office Files; Series 2, Chairmen's Council Minutes; Series 3, Professional Load Reports; and Series 4, Graduate Assistant Files. In Series 1 the files for the 1972-1973 academic year are missing, and in Series 3 reports for 1971-1972 are missing.
Frank B. Williams, Jr. Papers
The collection is divided into the following series: Series 1, Graduate School Coursework, 1939-49; Series 2, Office Files, 1949-79; Series 3, Teaching, 1949-88; Series 4, Research, 1949-89; Series 5, A University's Story, 1911-1980; Series 6, Professional Service, 1949-88; and Series 7, Other Materials, 1941-92.
James H. Quillen College of Medicine Records
John L. Kiener Papers
Office of the President: Delos P. Culp
Office of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs Records
The collection is divided into four series: Series 1, General Office Files, Series 2, President's Council Minutes, Series 3, Academic Council Minutes, and Series 4, Curriculum Committee Minutes.
School of Graduate Studies Records
Sherrod Library Records
The collection is arranged into 8 series: Series 1, Correspondence, 1936-1977; Series 2, Book Collections and Funds, 1959-1971; Series 3, Library Reports and Studies, 1938-1970; Series 4, Status and Work of Librarians, 1969-1977; Series 5, Library Subject Files, 1941-1977; Series 6, Financial Records, 1912-1973; Series 7, Personnel Records, 1960-1970s; Series 8, Library Addition, 1964-1967.
Thomas Nance Daniel Photographs
The photographs in this collection depict a number of subjects, including World War II, Appalachian landscapes, events, individuals, and buildings at ETSU, and portraits.
University Photograph Collection
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