Editing Old Dominion University (section)

==History==
Old Dominion University was founded in 1930 as a Norfolk extension of the College of William and Mary. This branch was envisioned by administrators and officials such as Robert M. Hughes, a member of the Board of Visitors of William and Mary from 1893 to 1917, and [[J. A. C. Chandler]], the eighteenth president of that school.<ref name="RUTYNA">Rutyna, Richard A.; Kuehl, John W. ''Old Dominion University: Heritage and Horizons''. Norfolk, Virginia: Donning Company. 1987.</ref><ref name="Healy">{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.odu.edu/exhibits/odu75thanniversary/norfolkdivision.htm |title=ODU Libraries Exhibit - ODU 75th Anniversary - 2005 |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313134227/http://www.lib.odu.edu/exhibits/odu75thanniversary/norfolkdivision.htm |archive-date=March 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1924 after becoming the director of the William and Mary extension in Norfolk, Joseph Healy began organizing classes and finding locations for faculty and staff. Due to his work, along with that of Robert M. Hughes, J. A. C. Chandler, and A. H. Foreman, a two-year branch division was established on March 13, 1930.<ref name="RUTYNA" /><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/85/moments/history |title=University History |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603005136/https://www.odu.edu/85/moments/history |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 12, 1930, the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary held its first class with 206 students (125 men and 81 women) in the old Larchmont School building, an unused elementary school on Hampton Boulevard. On September 3, 1930, H. Edgar Timmerman became the Division's first director.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/units/85/sept-moments/annals-odufirstdecade.pdf |format=Ppdf |title=Annals of the College of William and Mary in Norfolk: The First Decade: 1930-1940 |edition=Revised |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603044320/https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/units/85/sept-moments/annals-odufirstdecade.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

"The Division", as it was often called, started in the old Larchmont School building and allowed people with fewer financial assets to attend a school of higher education for two years.<ref name="RUTYNA" />  Tuition for the first year was US$50.<ref name="RUTYNA" /> The following September, [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute]], more commonly known as Virginia Tech, also began offering classes at "The Division.",<ref name="RUTYNA" /> expanding course offerings to teachers and engineers. Created as it was in the first year of the [[Great Depression]], the college benefited from federal funding as part of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]].<ref name="RUTYNA" /> The [[Public Works Administration]] provided funds for the Administration Building, now Rollins Hall, and [[Foreman Field]], named after A. H. Foreman, an early proponent of the college.<ref name="RUTYNA" /> The college grew south along Hampton Boulevard, turning an empty field into a sprawling campus.

In 1932, Lewis Warrington Webb joined the faculty as an instructor of engineering; he would later be called "the Father of Old Dominion". After serving ten years as an instructor at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, Webb was appointed assistant director in 1942. Webb also served as director of the Defense and War Training Program from 1940 to 1944. Through its defense and training classes, the Norfolk Division contributed to the American WWII war effort. The program also allowed the school to remain open during a period when many young men were in the armed service. The program attracted many women, who learned aircraft repair, drafting, and other war-related subjects. In 1946, Webb was appointed Director of the Norfolk Division. Webb's dream was to see the Norfolk Division become an independent institution.[[File:Rollins Hall.JPG|thumb|Rollins Hall along the Williamsburg Lawn]]The two-year Norfolk Division rapidly evolved into a four-year institution, gaining independence from William and Mary in 1962. On February 16, 1962, the William and Mary system was dissolved under General Assembly legislation that was signed by [[Governor of Virginia|Governor]] [[Albertis S. Harrison]]. Later that year the Norfolk Division was renamed Old Dominion College.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> Webb served as the first president of Old Dominion College from 1962 to 1969.

Frank Batten, who was the publisher of ''[[The Virginian-Pilot]]'' and ''[[The Ledger-Star]]'' and a member of the Norfolk Division's advisory board, was chosen as the first rector of Old Dominion College on May 27, 1962, holding the position until 1970. (The College of Engineering was named in his honor in 2004.) In 1964, the first students lived on campus in dormitories Rogers Hall and Gresham Hall, named for members of the advisory board.

Growth in enrollment, expansion of research facilities, and preparation for graduate programs led the board to seek university status.<ref name="RUTYNA" /> In 1969, Old Dominion College transitioned to Old Dominion University under the leadership of President James L. Bugg Jr. During Bugg's tenure, the earliest doctoral programs were established, along with a university-wide governance structure with representation from faculty, administrators, and students. Bugg also reestablished the [[Army ROTC]] program that had been created in 1948 but abandoned during the [[Korean War]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/about/president/past-presidents/james-bugg |title=James L. Bugg, Jr. |work=Old Dominion University |date=May 23, 2013 |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=May 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528115130/https://www.odu.edu/about/president/past-presidents/james-bugg |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/about/historyandarchives/75-great-moments |title=75 Great Moments in ODU History |work=Old Dominion University |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021183545/https://www.odu.edu/about/historyandarchives/75-great-moments |url-status=live }}</ref>
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In the 1970s, under President Alfred B. Rollins Jr., Old Dominion established partnerships between regional organizations such as , [[Eastern Virginia Medical School]] and [[Norfolk State University]]. Under Rollins, the university expanded its state and private funding, improved student services, and introduced an honors program.  In 1971 Old Dominion University established its own police force and hired several officers to attend the Tidewater Police Academy.  In 1977 the Virginia General Assembly passed the Campus Police Act giving public campus police officers full law enforcement authority.

Since this time, the university has continued to expand, now enrolling over 24,000 students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://admissions.odu.edu/undergraduate.php?page=stats |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215104839/http://admissions.odu.edu/undergraduate.php?page=stats |url-status=dead |archive-date= December 15, 2008 |title=Undergraduate Statistics |work= Old Dominion University |access-date=February 18, 2012 }}</ref> The Norfolk campus has experienced significant growth in both student population and geography. Additionally, ODU has established satellite campuses in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Hampton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Regional Higher Education Centers |url=http://www.odu.edu/regionalcenters |access-date=November 19, 2022 |website=Old Dominion University |date=August 30, 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927145527/https://odu.edu/regionalcenters |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Directors and presidents===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | Directors of the Norfolk Division<ref name="ReferenceB" />
|- style="text-align:center;"
| H. Edgar Timmerman
| 1930–1932
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Edward L. Gwathmey
| 1932
|- style="text-align:center;"
| William T. Hodges
| 1933–1941
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Lewis W. Webb Jr.
| 1946–1962
|-
! colspan="4" | Presidents of Old Dominion University<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/about/president/past-presidents |title=Past Presidents |work=Old Dominion University |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=February 1, 2016 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812073455/https://odu.edu/about/president/past-presidents |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Lewis W. Webb Jr.
| 1962–1969
|- style="text-align:center;"
| James L. Bugg Jr.
| 1969–1976
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Alfred B. Rollins Jr.
| 1976–1985
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Joseph M. Marchello
| 1985–1988
|- style="text-align:center;"
| William B. Spong Jr.
| 1989–1990
|- style="text-align:center;"
| James V. Koch
| 1990–2001
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Roseann Runte]]
| 2001–2008
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[John R. Broderick]]
| 2008–2021
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[Brian Hemphill|Brian O. Hemphill]]
|2021–{{tooltip|pres.|present}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|}
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The Jacobson House is the on-campus home for the university president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ww1.odu.edu/about/president/jacobson-house|title=Jacobson House|date=August 30, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022|archive-date=January 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101014539/https://ww1.odu.edu/about/president/jacobson-house|url-status=live}}</ref>