Nielsen--Ross Allan [Laboratory School Director]

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#	Title	Date	Summary
1	President Allen speaks about the changes ahead for UNI Northern Iowan 107:9, p.1	09/28/2010	During this year's convocation, President Benjamin Allen stressed the desire to have the University in charge of the changes that will be ahead during the next five years. Faculty awards were presented; photo.
2	Nielsen memorial set for Saturday Northern Iowan 97:55, p.1	04/27/2001	A look back at the life Ross A. Nielsen.
3	Ross Nielsen memorial service to be held at UNI Saturday, April 28 Public Relations News Release 2000:382, p.1	04/20/2001	Memorial service for Ross A. Nielsen, emeritus professor and head of teaching at UNI, will be on April 28 at the Price Laboratory School Ross Nielsen Fieldhouse.
4	Longtime head of Price Lab dies Northern Iowan 97:40, p.1	02/23/2001	Ross Nielsen died February 8, 2001; photo.
5	Long-time head of Price Laboratory School dies Public Relations News Release 2000:245, p.1	02/14/2001	Ross A. Nielsen, who was emeritus head and professor of teaching at UNI, and the long-time director of Malcom Price laboratory School, died on February 8, 2001.
6	More developments that transformed University of Northern Iowa during its 125-year history Northern Iowa Today 85:1, p.10	01/01/2001	Faculty and administrators comment on the historical growth of UNI; photo.
7	Faculty Outstanding Service Award named in honor of long time University of Northern Iowa educator Public Relations News Release 1997:22, p.1	09/09/1997	Faculty award, renamed Ross A. Nielsen Professional Service Award, was given to Gaylon Halverson September 8. Brief summary of Nielsen's career given. Thomas Lindsay and John K. Smith also received awards at the meeting.
8	What a field day! Campus News Network 6:10, p.2	01/29/1996	Ross Nielsen spoke at dedication ceremony for Price Lab School's Nielsen Field House; photo.
9	Library floor, fieldhouse recently dedicated Northern Iowan 92:29, p.3	01/23/1996	Fourth floor of Rod Library dedicated on December 15, 1995; PLS Nielsen Fieldhouse dedicated on January 12, 1996.
10	Price Laboratory School replacement field house to be dedicated Friday, January 12 Public Relations News Release 1995:178, p.1	01/10/1996	Field house at Price Lab School to be dedicated. Governor Branstad will attend.
11	Financial concerns, 1970-1976 A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.389	07/01/1995	UNI administrators battle in the General Assembly and with the Regents for adequate funds; questions about the future of the Laboratory School.
12	Major curriculum changes A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.193	07/01/1995	President Maucker attempts to include a greater exposure to international views into the curriculum with conferences and expanded foreign language and culture courses; photo.
13	UNI seeks to implement its mission A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.441	07/01/1995	UNI attempts to expand its curriculum on undergraduate and graduate levels; photo.
14	Price Lab School to rebuild gymnasium Northern Iowan 91:7, p.1	09/16/1994	Groundbreaking ceremony for fieldhouse replacement; project should take a year; photo.
15	Branstad to attend groundbreaking for new Price Lab gymnasium Northern Iowan 91:5, p.1	09/09/1994	Governor Branstad will participate in ceremony.
16	Fire destroys fieldhouse at Price Laboratory School Public Relations News Release 1992:703, p.1	06/08/1993	Price Lab fieldhouse destroyed by fire.
17	Ross Nielsen Campus News Network 1:15, p.	04/08/1991	Receives life membership to lab school group; elected to state baseball coaches hall of fame.
18	UNI professor elected to Hall of Fame Northern Iowan 87:48, p.12	04/02/1991	Ross Nielsen elected to Iowa Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame; photo.
19	Former University of Northern Iowa Lab School Head elected to life membership in national association. Public Relations News Release 1990:387, p.1	03/14/1991	Ross Nielsen has been elected to life membership in the National Association of Laboratory Schools.
20	University of Northern Iowa emeritus prof elected to Hall of Fame of Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Public Relations News Release 1990:419, p.1	03/14/1991	Ross Nielsen elected to Hall of Fame.
21	Nielsen receives teaching, coaching honors Northern Iowa Today 19:1, p.12	03/01/1991	Ross A. Nielsen elected to life membership in National Association of Laboratory Schools; also elected to Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame; photo.
22	New organization looking for alumni, friends of Price Laboratory School; 'Sort of Mini-Reunion' planned. Public Relations News Release 1988:150, p.1	11/10/1988	The 'Sort of Mini-Reunion' will begin with a reception and will be followed by a dinner. Proposed organizational goals will be discussed in a breif meeting after dinner.
23	Regents reports; budget OK'd Northern Iowan 84:60, p.3	06/10/1988	Winston Burt will head Affirmative Action; David Else will head PLS; John Johnson will head History Department; Dhirendra Vajpeyi will head Political Science Department; Jonathon Lu will be acting head of Geography Department.
24	Regent's approve new affirmative action director, four department heads for University of Northern Iowa. Public Relations News Release 1988:448, p.1	05/25/1988	Winston Burt; director; affirmative action program, David Else; Department of Teaching and director of Price Lab School, John Johnson; Department of History, Dhirendra Vajpeyi; political science, Jonathan Lu acting head; Department of Geography.
25	Price Lab School Field House will be named after Nielsen Northern Iowan 84:55, p.7	04/22/1988	Profile of Ross Nielsen; photo.
26	Price Lab School Fieldhouse to be named for Ross A. Nielsen Sunday (April 24) Public Relations News Release 1987:374, p.1	04/18/1988	The Ross A. Nielsen Fieldhouse is dedicated in honor of the retired head of the Department of Teaching and Price Lab School. Over the course of his career, Nielsen has served as a Price Lab mathematics faculty member, and a student teaching supervisor.
27	John E. Tarr Northern Iowa Today 16:1, p.3	09/01/1987	Named acting head of the Department of Teaching for 1987-1988; replaces James Doud, who served as acting head for 1986-1987, following Ross Nielsen's retirement.
28	Regents approve new education dean for UNI; other business Public Relations News Release 1987:406, p.1	06/18/1987	The Board of Regents names Professor Thomas Switzer the dean of the College of Education, and Dean Shoars as the director of public safety. Professor John Tarr is named head of the Department of Teaching.
29	UNI Educational Leadership Institute to gather Iowa school district leaders April 30 Public Relations News Release 1987:342, p.1	04/22/1987	The Educational Leadership Institute, a unit of the College of Education, held a spring conference to strengthen school district leadership. District leaders statewide attended presentations by Professors Taggart Frost and Ross Nielsen.
30	Preschool to Ph.D. in UNI programs Northern Iowan 83:10, p.3	09/30/1986	Cheryl Budlong becomes the first graduate of UNI's doctorate in education program; received all of her education from UNI.
31	Two men leave their mark at UNI after more than 30 years of service Northern Iowa Today 14:3, p.7	06/01/1986	Biographical profiles of Donald O. Rod and Ross Nielsen, who will retire soon; photo.
32	'School's out' for long-time UNI educator/Price Lab administrator Ross Nielsen Public Relations News Release 1986:447, p.1	05/30/1986	Professor Nielsen has been at UNI for thirty-nine years.
33	Price Lab School auditorium at UNI to be named for Ken Butzier at May 18 ceremony Public Relations News Release 1986:418, p.1	05/08/1986	He taught language arts and was director of speech and theatre activities at Northern University High School for twenty-five years; a reception will follow; he received his bachelor's degree from UNI; a scholarship also bears his name.
34	28th annual recognition breakfast May 3 to honor 41 long-term UNI employees Public Relations News Release 1986:392, p.1	04/24/1986	The breakfast will honor employees who have worked at UNI for at least ten years; Windham and Matheson will provide the entertainment; list of those being honored.
35	Price Lab threatened Northern Iowan 82:52, p.1	04/22/1986	Proposal to close PLS seems likely to be simply legislative maneuvering.
36	Correction Public Relations News Release 1986:369, p.1	04/15/1986	Correction in the date given for the Conference on Beginning Reading; it will be April 25 (Friday).
37	Strategies to develop beginning readers is focus of UNI conference April 25 Public Relations News Release 1986:363, p.1	04/14/1986	The eighteenth annual conference on beginning reading will consist of thirteen sectional workshops presented twice daily.
38	Strategies to develop beginning readers is focus of UNI conference April 25 Public Relations News Release 1986:363, p.1	04/14/1986	The eighteenth annual UNI Conference on Beginning Reading will focus on teaching children to develop sound reading skills early; thirteen sectional workshops will be presented twice during the day.
39	Educator leaves behind tough position to fill Northern Iowan 82:35, p.11	02/14/1986	Ross Nielsen will retire at the end of this year; lengthy profile; photo.
40	Develops program to certify teachers Northern Iowan 82:24, p.7	11/26/1985	Program would train experienced teachers to assist new teachers.
41	Price Lab guidelines in question Northern Iowan 81:47, p.6	04/05/1985	Jim Lind questions PLS admissions policy.
42	Untitled Northern Iowan 81:8, p.3	09/28/1984	Ross Nielsen talks about the tightening economic conditions for the Lab School.
43	Nielsen, alumni active in teacher education group Alumnus 67:4, p.9	01/01/1984	Attends AACTE leadership institute; meets three UNI alumni; photo.
44	Teaching standards to be debated by board Northern Iowan 80:15, p.7	10/21/1983	Ross Nielsen talks about AACTE meeting.
45	Affirmative action officer to be selected by July 1 Northern Iowan 79:36, p.6	02/18/1983	Brief history of affirmative action at UNI.
46	Price Laboratory School--100 years of dedication to education UNI Century 11:1, p.4	12/01/1982	Professor Ross Nielsen tells why PLS survived when most other lab schools closed; photo.
47	Demand for teachers expected to rise Old Gold 0:0, p.24	06/01/1982	The birthrate in Iowa has gone up causing the demand for teachers to rise; photo
48	Iowa Education Forum Northern Iowan 77:45, p.4	04/07/1981	Several UNI faculty will participate.
49	UNI professors to participate in Iowa education forum Public Relations News Release 1980:468, p.1	03/31/1981	The first Iowa Education Forum will revolve around the theme "Crucial Issues in Education for the Decade Ahead!"
50	UNI department head Nielsen named to national board Public Relations News Release 1980:397, p.1	03/02/1981	Professor Ross Nielsen was named to the board of Colleges for Teachers of Education.
51	Knutson established progressive tradition as first education dean UNI Century 9:2, p.2	03/01/1981	Profile of former Dean Howard Knutson; photo.
52	Jackson honored at UNI biomedical project dinner Public Relations News Release 1980:356, p.1	02/06/1981	Local principal Michael Jackson was honored recently for his "motivation and recruitment" of students in the biomedical field.
53	UNI professor (Nielsen) elected chair of educational council Public Relations News Release 1980:158, p.1	10/21/1980	After serving six years on the Associated Organizations for Professionals in Education Council professor Ross Nielsen was elected chair of the Executive Council.
54	Arbitrator decides UNI violated contract sections Northern Iowan 76:28, p.1	01/22/1980	UNI denied tenure to David Christensen because he lacked a doctoral degree. The arbitrator stated that nowhere in writing did it say this.
55	Price Lab School's influence spans U.S. UNI Century 7:4, p.4	10/01/1979	Survey of projects and research undertaken at PLS which have been used by other schools; photo.
56	Teacher educators begin appraisal of total program Alumnus 64:3, p.11	09/01/1979	Begin Comprehensive Study of Teacher Education; outline of study plan; photo.
57	Price Lab. interracial program continues Northern Iowan 74:58, p.1	06/16/1978	Program that brings African-American students from Waterloo to PLS will continue; Waterloo schools look for recovery of loss of state funds.
58	Faculty protests partisan letter; asks Grassley support Northern Iowan 71:19, p.1	11/05/1974	Names of four UNI employees used on Grassley campaign letter; officials claim they did not know that their UNI titles would be used; envelopes addressed on UNI mailing machinery.
59	Hans-o-gram causes questions of power use Northern Iowan 71:19, p.2	11/05/1974	Questions UNI officials support of Grassley and use of UNI mailing services.
60	Three views on the teacher surplus UNI Century 2:2, p.3	03/01/1974	Dean, PLS head, and placement director outline beliefs; photo.
61	UNI-Dome provincial? Northern Iowan 70:16, p.2	11/06/1973	Professor Nielsen has found widespread support for Dome in his visits around the state.
62	Four PLS staff attend Lab School Convention Northern Iowan 69:46, p.3	04/13/1973	Participate in national meeting.
63	Pre-Christmas semester plan gets faculty approval Northern Iowan 69:31, p.1	02/09/1973	Faculty members point out good and bad points; must now await approval of specific calendar.
64	Field service conference begins Sunday Northern Iowan 68:52, p.10	05/05/1972	Many UNI faculty will be featured on program.
65	The many-faceted Price Lab School Alumnus 57:1, p.7	02/01/1972	Detailed look at teaching, research, and special programs at Lab School; photo.
66	Lab school to run on independent budget Northern Iowan 68:24, p.1	12/14/1971	Regents decide that PLS budget will be separate from UNI general operating budget; detailed description of relationship with public schools.
67	Regents Approve MPLS as Separate Budget Item Public Relations News Release 1972:204, p.1	12/10/1971	Price Lab School will appear as a separate budget item as ordained by the Board of Regents.
68	Workshop on Elementary School Guidance Programs to be Held at UNI Public Relations News Release 1972:185, p.1	12/01/1971	2nd annual Elementary Principals and Counselors Workshop being held at Price Lab School on Dec. 2nd.
69	Apologies due to the senator Northern Iowan 68:19, p.2	11/19/1971	Professor Nielsen says that PLS has had good support from the legislature.
70	Jepsen defends lab school Northern Iowan 68:17, p.1	11/12/1971	Professor Nielsen outlines strengths of program.
71	In Order of Suggested Priority - Price Lab School Public Relations News Release 1972:131, p.1	11/08/1971	Eight photographs listed by order of suggested priority detailing the activities and history of Price Lab School.
72	Price Lab School Public Relations News Release 1972:130, p.1	11/08/1971	General information about the history and current happenings at Price Lab School, now celebrating 90 years in operation.
73	Legislative Budget and Financial Control Committee to Meet at UNI Public Relations News Release 1972:122, p.1	11/04/1971	The Committee will meet on Nov. 9; list of members on the committee.
74	Conference for Supervisors of Student Teaching to be Held at UNI Public Relations News Release 1972:54, p.1	10/04/1971	"The Supervisory Conference" is the theme of the conference, which is being held at Price Lab School on Oct. 9. 300 Iowa educators are expected to attend the eight annual event.
75	Vander Beek Selected as a Leader of American Secondary Education for 1971 Public Relations News Release 1972:29, p.1	09/22/1971	Vander Beek selected as a leader of American Secondary Education for 1971.
76	Drive to Aid Colombian Student at UNI Public Relations News Release 1971:743, p.1	07/27/1971	Matilde Suarez had $204 stolen and a Colombian Interchange Committee at UNI is now accepting contributions for aid.
77	Nielsen reports on Lab School; crisis Northern Iowan 67:58, p.4	07/02/1971	Professor Nielsen defends PLS; outlines objectives of program; photo.
78	UNI Presents Report to Regents on Lab School Public Relations News Release 1971:695, p.1	06/25/1971	The Regents directed UNI to examine the operation of Price Lab and propose one or more alternative plans for accomplishing the educational objectives at the lowest possible cost; Price Lab information and purpose
79	Opportunity to discuss minority needs Northern Iowan 67:31, p.2	02/16/1971	Committee of Five will hold meeting.
80	Regents Approve Reduction in Budget for Penovation at UNI Public Relations News Release 1970:308, p.1	01/15/1971	A reduction of $35,000 in the project budget for the renovation of the campus home of the president was approved by the Board of Regents; other news
81	Workshop on Elementary School Guidance Programs to be Held at UNI Public Relations News Release 1970:171, p.1	11/09/1970	100 or so Iowa elementary school principals will attend a workshop on "Developing and Implementing Elementary School Guidance Programs" on Nov. 10 on campus.
82	Elementary Education Conference to be held at UNI Public Relations News Release 1970:35, p.1	09/22/1970	1,700 Iowa elementary teachers and administrators are scheduled to attend the UNI Elementary Education Conference that is being held in the Men's Gym.
83	UNI broadens scope of minority programs Alumnus 55:3, p.10	09/01/1970	History of UNI efforts in education for minorities; photo.
84	South Carolina visitors complete first step in exchange program Northern Iowan 66:41, p.1	03/10/1970	Might be beginning of exchange program; photo.
85	Faculty passes total program on black demands Northern Iowan 66:30, p.1	01/30/1970	Excerpts from faculty debate; special attention to issue of culture house.
86	Faculty will study minority problems Northern Iowan 66:23, p.1	11/25/1969	Interim report due December 1.
87	UNI to Host Colloquium on Teacher Education Public Relations News Release 1969:166, p.1	11/12/1969	16th Annual Colloquium on Teacher Education.
88	18th Annaul Elementary Education Conference Scheduled Public Relations News Release 1969:23, p.1	09/19/1969	Some 1,600 Iowa elementary teachers and adminstrators are schedule to attend the conference on Saturday, Sept., 27 in the UNI Men's Gymnasium.
89	Minority group education at UNI Alumnus 53:4, p.5	12/01/1968	New committee considers problems and opportunities; photo.
90	How lucky! Northern Iowan 65:19, p.2	11/12/1968	Believes relationship between UNI and Cedar Falls has been mutually beneficial.
91	Elementary grade teachers discuss curriculum issues Northern Iowan 65:7, p.8	10/01/1968	Elementary Education Conference was held Saturday, sponsored by Department of Education; J. Stanley Marshall gave the principal address, "The Curriculum in Elementary Science".
92	Adoption of plus-minus pass-fail promising Northern Iowan 65:2, p.1	09/13/1968	Planned changes for the grading system in the 1968-69 spring semester are outlined.
93	UNI grading system is undergoing revision Northern Iowan 64:61, p.1	07/12/1968	Detailed comments on addition of plus and minus grades and pass/fail option.
94	Dr. Caballero, Colombian educator, visits UNI Northern Iowan 64:48, p.7	04/16/1968	Profile of visitor.
95	Faculty members to meet, talk to Regents today Northern Iowan 64:41, p.1	03/15/1968	Group will exchange ideas.
96	Teaching Department Alumnus 52:3, p.18	09/01/1967	Description of the programs and services of the Laboratory School; photo.
97	Travel to Colombia Alumnus 52:3, p.23	09/01/1967	Six faculty spend three weeks in Colombia to establish exchange relationship and to study teacher preparation.
98	UPN Educators have strong social outlook College Eye 63:64, p.1	08/18/1967	A look at the Colombian exchange program.
99	Suggest Waterloo student teachers live in city College Eye 63:35, p.6	02/24/1967	Would allow students more time at the schools.
100	3 SCI profs are committee heads in ISEA College Eye 60:17, p.6	11/09/1965	Professors Potter, Nielsen, and Wiederanders serve.