Donald Bertrand Tresidder (April 7, 1894 – January 28, 1948) was the fourth president of Stanford University. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in
Tresidder was born in Tipton, Indiana. Tipton is a city in and the County seat of Tipton County, Indiana, United States. At the age of 20 he took a trip with his sister to Southern California. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U However, the railroad tracks were washed out and they went to Yosemite Valley instead. Yosemite Valley (joʊˈsɛməti yoh-SEM-it-ee) is a world-famous scenic location in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. There he met many Stanford faculty, who convinced him to enroll in Stanford University. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in Biographer Edwin Kiester says that Tresidder "described himself as a gangling youth from the Midwest, wearing a jacket with sleeves too short to cover his long arms, shambling nervously up Palm Drive carrying a battered suitcase. But each student he passed waved and spoke to him cheerfully. At last he encountered President (David Starr) Jordan. David Starr Jordan PhD LLD ( January 19, 1851 &ndash September 19, 1931) was a leading eugenicist, Ichthyologist The president tipped his broadbrimmed hat, bowed and greeted the young man from Indiana. Tresidder never forgot that welcome. "
In Yosemite, Tresidder also met future wife Mary Curry, daughter of the owners of the park concession, Yosemite Park and Curry Company, Tresidder spent summers working in Yosemite as a porter and other various odd jobs. He was briefly fired for taking his future wife rock climbing up the back side of Half Dome. Half Dome is a Granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemite's most familiar sight They married June 17, 1920. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar He earned his M.D. from Stanford Medical School in San Francisco and became president of Yosemite Park and Curry Company. Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral Stanford University School of Medicine is a world renowned medical school affiliated with Stanford University and is located at Stanford The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
Dr. Tresidder was president of Stanford University from 1943 until 1948 and brought the school through the difficult years of World War II. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He often said that his main job at Stanford was fundraising for the school. Tresidder set up a professional fundraising organization and streamlined administrative and accounting practices. He established a scholarship program and helped established Stanford Research Institute. SRI International, based in the United States is one of the world's largest contract Research institutes. Tressider also abolished the sorority system on campus. Stanford's student center is named after him.
Tresidder died of a heart attack at St. Regis Hotel in New York City, while on University business. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc ( is a Hospitality ownership management and franchise organization based in White Plains New York. The City of New York
Tresidder Peak (10,600', 3231 m, ) in Yosemite National Park is named after him, as is the student union building at Stanford University.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip stayed in the Ahwahnee Hotel's sixth-floor Tresidder suite in 1983. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II "Ahwahnee" redirects here For the unincorporated town in Madera County see Ahwahnee California. [1]
External References
- Biographical sketch (Stanford)
- Edwin Kiester, Jr. , Donald Tresidder: Stanford's Overlooked Treasure (Stanford Historical Society, 1992)
- Shirley Sargent, Yosemite’s Innkeepers (1975, 2000).
- http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/pr/92/920811Arc2127.html
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| Preceded by Ray L. Wilbur |
President of Stanford University 1943–1948 |
Succeeded by Alvin C. Eurich (Acting) |
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