Editing Arizona State University (section)

===1930–1989===
[[File:FLW Gammage Auditorium ASU PHX AZ 20186.JPG|thumb|ASU's [[Gammage Auditorium]], designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]]]

In 1933, [[Grady Gammage]], then president of [[Northern Arizona University|Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff]], became president of Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe, beginning a tenure that would last for nearly 28 years, second only to Swetman's 30 years at the college's helm. Like President Porter Eric Gasvoda before him, Gammage oversaw the construction of several buildings on the Tempe campus. He also guided the development of the university's graduate programs; the first Master of Arts in Education was awarded in 1938, the first Doctor of Education degree in 1954 and 10 non-teaching master's degrees were approved by the [[Arizona Board of Regents]] in 1956. During his presidency, the school's name was changed to '''Arizona State College''' in 1945, and finally to '''Arizona State University''' in 1958. At the time, two other names were considered: '''Tempe University''' and '''State University at Tempe'''.<ref name="ASU50th">{{cite web|title=ASU's 50th Anniversary|date=November 4, 2008|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asus-50th-anniversary|publisher=Arizona State University|access-date=March 28, 2016|archive-date=April 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408015451/https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asus-50th-anniversary|url-status=live}}</ref> Among Gammage's greatest achievements in Tempe was the [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]-designed construction of what is [[Gammage Memorial Auditorium|Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium/ASU Gammage]]. One of the university's hallmark buildings, ASU Gammage was completed in 1964, five years after the president's (and Wright's) death.

Gammage was succeeded by [[Harold D. Richardson]], who had served the school earlier in a variety of roles beginning in 1939, including director of graduate studies, college registrar, dean of instruction, dean of the College of Education and academic vice president. Although filling the role of acting president of the university for just nine months (Dec. 1959 to Sept. 1960), Richardson laid the groundwork for the future recruitment and appointment of well-credentialed research science faculty.

By the 1960s, under [[G. Homer Durham]], the university's 11th president, ASU began to expand its curriculum by establishing several new colleges and, in 1961, the Arizona Board of Regents authorized doctoral degree programs in six fields, including [[Doctor of Philosophy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/asustory/pages/16lead.htm|title=ASU Library: The New ASU Story: Leadership|website=Asu.edu|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212084116/http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/asustory/pages/16lead.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> By the end of his nine-year tenure, ASU had more than doubled enrollment, reporting 23,000 in 1969.

The next three presidents—[[Harry K. Newburn]] (1969–71), [[John W. Schwada]] (1971–81) and [[J. Russell Nelson]] (1981–89), including and Interim President Richard Peck (1989)—led the university to increased academic stature, the establishment of the [[Arizona State University West campus|ASU West Valley campus]] in 1984 and its subsequent construction in 1986, a focus on computer-assisted learning and research, and rising enrollment.