Corporate Name

Corporate Name: Primary Corporate Name

University of Maryland, College Park

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154a89b7-8ac8-40bb-b427-4219d996a5fa

Oral history of Wilbert Locklin

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Wilbert Locklin was born in 1921 in Washington, DC. He received his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins and, in the late 1940s, went on to work for the university as the Vice President of the Johns Hopkins University Fund. During his tenure, he raised money for the school's library and athletic center, while playing an integral role in the expansion and development of Hopkins' School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS). In addition to his work at Hopkins, Locklin served as an aviator for the Armed Air Forces during WWII and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for his service. He also served as the President of Springfield College for 20 years beginning in 1963. In this interview, Locklin discusses his time at Hopkins as a full scholarship recipient as well as his time working as the Vice President of the Johns Hopkins University Fund. This oral history is a part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

Oral history of Lonnie Carton

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Dr. Lonnie Carton, a Baltimore native, received a B.S. from Johns Hopkins University in 1949. She went on to earn her M.Ed in Child Psychology from the University of Maryland and PhD in Educational Psychology from Penn State University. During her career as a family therapist and educational consultant, Dr. Carton also hosted a syndicated radio program for CBS Radio called "Dr. Lonnie Carton in the Learning Center." In this oral history interview, she describes her undergraduate education at Hopkins as one of only a few women attending as full-time students, as well as the development of her career and family. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.