Dates

• Majority of material found within 1922 - 1999

Extent

1 box Linear Feet (Bernard J. Ganley (September 1, 1921-June 18, 1999) had the distinction of being the only IUP alumni to serve as both an Administrative Vice President and interim president of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He worked at Indiana State Teachers College and IUP for over 20 years from 1960-1981. Bernard Ganley and his wife Joan Campbell Ganley graduated from Indiana State Teachers College (later IUP) in 1948 and 1949 respectively. Bernard Ganley was born in Coal Run, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Indiana High School in 1940. He was always active in sports including basketball, football, and golf. He served in the United States Navy during World War Two from 1942-1945. Ganley graduated from Indiana State Teachers College (IUP) in 1948 with a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences and Geography. He was a member of the Phi Sigma Pi Fraternity at Indiana State Teachers College. In 1955, he graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Master of Education in Administration and Counseling. After graduating from Indiana State Teachers College in 1948, Bernard Ganley was a teacher, coach, and principal of Cherry Tree High School in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania. From 1950-1960, he was a teacher, coach and guidance counselor at Homer-Center High School in Homer City, Pennsylvania. In 1960-1961, he was Assistant Dean of Men and Assistant Football and Track Coach at Indiana State College. From 1961-1969, he was the Golf Coach at Indiana State College and later IUP. In 1968, the IUP Varsity Golf Team won the National Association of Collegiate Athletics Championship. From 1961-1972, Ganley was the Acting Dean of Men and Administrative Assistant to the President at IUP. He served as Administrative Vice President from September 1972 to January 1979, and October 1979 to 1981. Bernard Ganley was interim president of IUP from January 1979 to October 1979, and he was the first alumni to serve as IUP president. He retired from IUP in 1981, and served as acting president of Mount Aloysius College in Cresson, Pennsylvania in 1981. He was inducted into the IUP Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. He passed away in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Bernard J. Ganley Collection is housed in 1 archival box, and includes several items on display including the football used at the 1979 Homecoming game played against Slippery Rock on October 20, 1979 (on display). The collection includes photographs, publications, correspondence, newspaper articles, and memorabilia throughout the life and career of Bernard J. Ganley at IUP. The collection was donated by his wife Joan Campbell Ganley in 2008 from their Indiana home on Oak Street in Indiana, Pennsylvania.)

Language of Materials

English