RS 6/3/51
Karas, George G

Papers, 1960-1995

Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

Descriptive summary  

creator:

Karas, George G

title:

Papers

dates:

1960-1995

extent:

9.1 linear feet (7 records center cartons)

collection number:

RS 6/3/51

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

George G. Karas Papers, RS 6/3/51, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

   

Biographical note

George G. Karas received a B.A. (1956) from Depauw University, an M.S. (1958) and a  Ph.D. (1959) from Purdue University.  He joined the Iowa State University faculty as an Assistant Professor of Psychology (1959-1963).  Karas was promoted to Associate Professor (1963-1967) and became a full member of the Graduate Faculty (1962).  He was named Assistant Dean of the Graduate College (1966-1977) and a Professor of Psychology in 1967.  For almost twenty years, Karas served as an Associate Dean of the Graduate College (1977-1995).  During his association with the Graduate College, he worked with the Teaching Assistants Orientation Seminars and the Graduate Student Senate.  Karas retired from Iowa State University in 1995.

 

Collection description

This collection contains reports, correspondence, and other materials relating Karas’ work with Iowa State University, particularly the African Graduate Fellowship Program, the English Proficiency Evaluation Committee, international student admissions, the Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey / Iowa State University exchange program, and the University’s United States Air Force Operations Analysis Standby Unit.   The papers also include documents relating to his involvement in the Council of Graduate Schools, the Iowa Academy of Science, the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools, and the Town and Gown Chamber Music Association (Ames, Iowa). 

 

Organization

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.

 Container List

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Academic Planning Committee

1980

1

2

Academic Planning Committee

1983-1984

1

3

Academic program review

1981

1

4

Academic visitors from Turkey

1993

1

5

Admissions procedures

1976-1985

1

6

Affirmative Action and Minority Recruiting

1976-1977

1

7

African Graduate Fellowship Program

1985-1991

1

8

African Graduate Fellowship Program

1985

1

9

African Graduate Fellowship Program

1986

1

10

African Graduate Fellowship Program

1989

1

11

African Graduate Fellowship Program

1990

1

12

African Graduate Fellowship Program

1992

1

13

African Graduate Fellowship Program – county educational systems

1986

1

14

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Deans Committee

1987

1

15

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Deans Committee

1989

1

16

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Deans Committee

1990

1

17

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Deans Committee

1991

1

18

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Executive Committee

1985

1

19

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Executive Committee

1986

1

20

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Executive Committee

1986

1

21

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Executive Committee 

1986

1

22

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Executive Committee

1987

1

23

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Executive Committee

1988

1

24

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Executive Committee

1988

1

25

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Executive Committee

1989

1

26

African Graduate Fellowship Program – Executive Committee

1990

1

27

African Graduate Fellowship Program – post graduate program

1987

1

28

Aid Evaluation Project

1978-1979

1

29

American Association of Graduate Schools

1985

2

1

Analysis of Requirements for the Console Operator Position in the UNIVAC 1050-II  Standard Base Level Supply System

1965

2

2

Annual reports

1968-1979

2

3

Applied Research Ethics National Association

1987

2

4

Association of Graduate Schools – presentation

1985

2

5

Bioethics group

1986-1988

2

6

Biographical information

1985

2

7

Biotechnology graduate student recruitment

1987

2

8

Business administration

1981-1983

2

9

Certificate of attendance

1982

2

10

Chapter 18 “Nuclear Ordnance Management”  (1 of 2)

1969

2

11

Chapter 18 “Nuclear Ordnance Management”  (2 of 2)

1969

2

12

College of Education Graduate Program

1968-1971

2

13

Computer costs

1974-1984

2

14

Computer terminal considerations

1975-1978

2

15

Concurrent degrees

1972-1982

2

16

Concurrent enrollment form

1983

2

17

Conference on Teaching Assistant

1986

2

18

Continuous registration

1981

2

19

Correspondence

1980-1988

2

20

Correspondence

1988

2

21

Correspondence – Lindell , Mike

1971-1985

2

22

Correspondence – Patterson, John

1977-1984

2

23

Council of Graduate Schools

1984

2

24

Council of Graduate Schools

1985-1986

2

25

Council of Graduate Schools – annual meeting 

1985

2

26

Council of Graduate Schools – annual meeting

1988

2

27

Council of Graduate Schools – annual meeting

1991

2

28

Council of Graduate Schools – annual meeting 

1994

2

29

Council of Graduate Schools – foreign student booklet

1988

2

30

Council of Graduate Schools – spring board meeting

1990

2

31

Council of Graduate Schools – summer research opportunity program

1993

2

32

Council of Graduate Schools – workshop

1987

2

33

Council of Graduate Schools – workshop on teaching assistant training

1988

2

34

Course – HPC 500

1986

2

35

Course programming in Western Iowa

1989-1990

2

36

CYNET Advising Network

1983-1986

2

37

Data processing costs and plans

1984-1985

2

38

Data processing procedures

1976-1983

2

39

Dean of Graduate Education

1988-1989

3

1

Department officers in graduate education

1983-1984

3

2

Department officers in graduate education

1985-1986

3

3

Department officers in graduate education

1987-1990

3

4

Designated repeat system

1983

3

5

Distribution of Marks

1980-1982

3

6

Engineering Graduate Student Recruiting Symposium

1989

3

7

Engineering graduate student recruitment

1989

3

8

English for foreign students

1978-1981

3

9

English Proficiency Evaluation Committee

1984-1985

3

10

English Proficiency Evaluation Committee

1985

3

11

Ethics review

1981-1982

3

12

Faculty frequency distribution

1977

3

13

Faculty improvement leave

1976

3

14

Fee assessment for sponsored students

1978

3

15

Final performance report for the graduate on professional study fellowship program at Iowa State University

1992

3

16

Foreign Admissions

1971-1983

3

17

Foreign admissions

1989

3

18

Foreign Graduate Student Sub-committee

1978

3

19

Foreign student academic reports

1980-1989

3

20

Foreign teaching assistants (1 of 2)

1984

3

21

Foreign teaching assistants (2 of 2)

1984

3

22

Foreign teaching assistants (1 of 4)

1985

3

23

Foreign teaching assistants (2 of 4)

1985

3

24

Foreign teaching assistants (3 of 4)

1985

3

25

Foreign teaching assistants (4 of 4)

1985

3

26

Gene Clubine research

1971

3

27

General graduate studies

1974-1985

3

28

GPA with and without research

1979

3

29

Graduate assistantships

1981

3

30

Graduate College annual report

1984-1988

3

31

Graduate College computer student record system

1973-1981

3

32

Graduate College English requirement

1969-1986

3

33

Graduate College information notebook

1972-1977

3

34

Graduate College orientation notebook

1989

3

35

Graduate College procedures

1971

3

36

Graduate departments and majors

1986-1987

3

37

Graduate English for foreign students

1966-1982

4

1

Graduate faculty

1969-1970

4

2

Graduate faculty file organization

1985

4

3

Graduate Faculty Membership Committee

1990

4

4

Graduate Research Advisory Committee

1971-1976

4

5

Graduate student fees

1968-1969

4

6

Graduate student in psychology

1969-1974

4

7

Graduate student recruiting program

1986-1987

4

8

Graduate student recruitment – presented to DOGE

1988

4

9

Graduate Student Senate

1980

4

10

Graduate students enrolled in 400 level courses for graduate credit

1983

4

11

Higher education planning and management systems

1972

4

12

Honeywell correspondence – engineering and business administration program

1984-1987

4

13

Hoyt  assistantship

1982-1984

4

14

Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey / Iowa State University exchange

1986-1987

4

15

Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey / Iowa State University exchange

1986-1987

4

16

Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey / Iowa State University exchange committee

1988-1989

4

17

Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey / Iowa State University exchange 

1987-1992

4

18

Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey / Iowa State University exchange – faculty development program

1982-1984

4

19

Intensive English orientation program

1978-1988

4

20

International Admissions

1978

4

21

International Education

1975-1979

4

22

International Education

1975-1979

4