05/28/97
Contact: Robert Glidden, 614/593-1804
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ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio University President Robert Glidden is among 13 individuals who will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards from the University of Iowa during a ceremony Saturday (May 31) on the Iowa City campus.
Glidden is one of five recipients of Alumni Achievement Awards for significant accomplishments in business or professional life or for distinguished human service. The awards will be presented at a noon luncheon at the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge. The awards program is sponsored by the Iowa Alumni Association.
It's always a special honor when one is recognized by his alma mater," Glidden said. There are so many people at the University of Iowa to whom I owe so much, and I look forward to returning to Iowa City for the first time in many years."
Glidden is a three-time graduate of Iowa, earning a bachelor's degree with distinction in music in 1958; a master's degree in music performance and literature in 1960; and a doctorate in music in 1966.
Glidden grew up in Grand Junction, Iowa, a town of 800 people 50 miles northwest of Des Moines, and graduated in 1954 from Grand Junction High School. He began his career as a high school music teacher in Morrison, Ill., then taught at University High School in Iowa City and at UI while completing his doctoral studies.
After receiving his doctorate, Glidden taught for a year at Wright State University in Dayton before becoming assistant director of bands at Indiana University, and then associate professor of music and director of graduate studies in music at the University of Oklahoma. Glidden was dean of the College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University, and dean of the Florida State University School of Music for 12 years and then FSU's provost and vice president for academic affairs.
Glidden was appointed Ohio University's 19th president in July 1994. A former president of the National Association of Schools of Music, Glidden is considered one of the nation's top experts on university accreditation and standards. He is chairman of the board of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, which coordinates all accrediting activities in U.S. colleges and universities. He is a life member of the University of Iowa Alumni Association and a member of the UI Foundation's Presidents Club.
