Biographical Sketch

Allan Fischer grew up in Staten Island, New York.  In 1956, he earned his B.A. in chemistry from Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.  He earned his master's degree at Oklahoma State University in 1961 and his Ph.D. in chemistry at Indiana University in 1967.  From 1966-1968 Fischer held a post-doctoral appointment in chemistry at the University of Minnesota.  He then joined the faculty of North Dakota State University (NDSU) in 1968 as an assistant professor of biochemistry and became a full professor in 1980.  Fischer received the Outstanding Academic Adviser Award for the College of Science and Mathematics in 1985 and the Blue Key Distinguished Educator Award in 1989.  He took on the position of dean of the College of Science and Mathematics in 1986, served as interim vice-president for academic affairs from 1990-1991 and interim president of university advancement from 1992-1993.    Fischer became the director of the Governor's School in Science and Mathematics in 1990.  Fischer served as interim president of NDSU from 1998-1999.   He retired from NDSU in the summer of 1999.

Scope and Content

The papers of Allan Fischer consist primarily of records related to his association with the North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCC) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).  The records cover a thirty year time period, from 1968 to 1998.

The collection contains records related to the NCC including correspondence, memorandum, minutes from meetings, and manuals concerning the organization and university level athletics.  There are also similar records related to the NCAA.  Included are also records related to the North Dakota State University Athletic Committee, which Fischer was involved in.  These records include documents associated with several different NDSU athletic groups such as broadcasts of athletic events, women's athletics at NDSU, and reports from the faculty athletic representative.

Processed: 12 June, 2002, AMJ
 

BOX 1

1 North Central Conference, 1973-1974
2 North Central Conference, 1981-1983
3 North Central Conference, 1985-1987
4 North Central Conference, 1988
5 North Central Conference, 1988-1989
6 North Central Conference, 1989-1990
7 North Central Conference, 1990-1991
8 North Central Conference Meeting, Sioux Falls, SD, 1990-1991
9 North Central Conference, 1991-1992
10 North Central Conference, 1991-1992
11 North Central Conference, 1992-1993
12 North Central Conference, 1993-1994
13 North Central Conference, 1994-1995
14 North Central Conference, 1995-1996
15 North Central Conference, 1996-1997
16 North Central Conference, 1997-1998
17 Manual of the North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
18 Bylaws of the North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
19 Sports Regulations of the North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
20 North Central Conference Faculty Representative
21 Faculty Representative, 1968-1970
22 Faculty Athletic Representative Meeting, Kansas City and Cleveland, 1990
23 Faculty Athletics Representatives Association, 1992
24 NCC Study Committee
25 Gender Equity Advisory Committee, 1993-1994
26 Gender Equity Advisory Committee, 1994-1995
27 Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
28 Women's Athletics
29 NDSU Women's Track, Field, Cross Country, 1989
30 Lee Peterson Case
31 Field House Committee
32 Television Rights
33 Bison Sports Radio Coverage, 1982-1985

BOX 2

1 NCAA, 1968-1976
2 NCAA, 1968-1976
3 NCAA, Revenues and Expenses of Intercollegiate Athletic Programs, 1970-1977
4 NCAA Special Convention, 1981
5 NCAA, 1981-1982
6 NCAA Convention, Houston, Texas, 1982
7 NCAA, 1983
8 NCAA, 1984-1988
9 NCAA, 1984-1988
10 NCAA, 1986-1987
11 NCAA, 1987
12 NCAA, 1988-1989
13 NCAA, 1988-1989
14 NCAA, 1989
15 NCAA, 1989-1990
16 NCAA, 1991-1992
17 NCAA, 1991-1992
18 NCAA, 1992-1993

BOX 3

1 NCAA, 1993-1994
2 NCAA, 1994-1995
3 NCAA, 1995-1996
4 NCAA, 1995-1996
5 NCAA, 1996-1997
6 NCAA, 1996-1997
7 NCAA, 1997-1998
8 NCAA Division II Manual, 1997-1998
9 Report Number Five on Intercollegiate athletic, Physical Education and Recreational Programs, NCAA
10 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
11 NCAA Self-Study
12 SDSU vs. UNC
13 Senate Athletic Committee
14 University Athletic Committee, 1988-1989
15 University Athletic Committee, 1989-1990
16 Athletic Committee, 1990-1991
17 Athletic Committee, 1991-1992
18 Athletics Committee, 1992-1993
19 Athletics Committee, 1992-1993
20 Athletic Committee, 1994-1995
21 University Athletic Committee, 1995-1996
22 University Athletics Committee, 1997-1998
23 An Examination of Professional Baseball Players as Heroes and Role Models by Monty E. Nielsen and George W. Schubert, 1989
24 Albrecht Memorial Committee, 1992
 

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