James E. Dull

[1] He attended Slippery Rock State Teacher's College and graduated in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science in biology and health/physical education.

[3][4] He then studied at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he earned a Master of Science degree in higher education with certification in counseling and guidance.

[1][2] They were married on June 8, 1955, in Atlanta and then returned to Miami University, where Dull continued to work with student affairs and residence hall activities.

[2] Mr. and Mrs. Dull are both honorary alumni, and they wrote a book, "It’s For You, Thirty-One Years of Our Life On the Georgia Tech Campus.

[2][8][9][10] Georgia Tech became the first university in the Deep South to desegregate peacefully and without a court order, with Ford Greene, Ralph A.

Johnson agreed to take $1,000 but would eventually return the money in 1984 so that the car would be remembered as an official donation to Georgia Tech and the Alexander-Tharpe Fund.

[21][22][23] Dull supported the development of DramaTech during his tenure, and he helped search for a permanent location for Georgia Tech's drama program.

Finally, the Dean James E. Dull DramaTech Theatre was built in 1992 adjacent to the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts and named in his honor.

[25] President Harrison provided support to Dean Dull with his efforts to renovate all buildings in Area I on the Georgia Tech campus.

[1][2] Georgia Tech provides the 'James E. Dull Overall Fraternity Award' as annual recognition for the most accomplished member of the Greek community for the previous year, including involvement around campus in non-Greek activities.

The award ranks fraternity chapters on the following seven categories: Scholarship, Leadership, Philanthropy/Community Service, Intramurals, Greek Week, Homecoming, and Educational Programming.