The Buildings of Central Michigan University
Judson Foust Hall
Opened 1973
Cost: $2.035 million
This multi-purpose building is home to several CMU programs and departments: Academic Assistance Programs, Counseling Center, Master of Science in Administration Program, Office of Graduate Studies, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Student Disability Services, and University Health Services.
Born
in Ann Arbor in 1902, Judson Foust moved with his family to Ithaca, Michigan,
where he graduated from high school in 1919. He then went on to college and
received a degree from Albion in 1923. Upon graduation, he accepted a position
as teacher of mathematic
s and debate coach in a Lansing high school. While teaching
he attended the University of Michigan, receiving a master's degree in 1927
and a doctorate in 1938. He began his career at Central Sate Teachers College
as a mathematics instructor in 1929 and authored several textbooks. In 1941
he was named director of summer school at Central. He later became assistant
to the president in 1946 and vice president in 1952. When President Anspach
retired in 1959, Foust succeeded him to the office. He left the presidency in
1968, having served during the largest expansion period yet known to the University.