World War II Honoree

M. D. Clubb, Ph.D

Hometown

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

PARTICIPATED AS THE LEAD PROFESSOR IN ENGLISH AND SPEECH FOR THE ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM (ASTP) AT OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE (OAMC) IN STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA DURING THE WAR. DR. CLUBB WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, ACADEMIC PROGRAM, AND INSTRUCTION WORK OF ENGLISH AND SPEECH INSTRUCTORS IN THE SCHOOL. ASTP COURSES, CONDUCTED AT 227 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES ACROSS THE NATION, WERE CONCENTRATED VERSIONS OF REGULAR COLLEGE COURSES ADAPTED TO U.S. ARMY NEEDS. DISCIPLINES SUCH AS MEDICINE, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, LANGUAGES AND PSYCHOLOGY WERE INCLUDED. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS AND ACCELERATED FLOW OF HIGH GRADE TECHNICIANS AND SPECIALISTS NEEDED BY THE ARMY TO MEET WARTIME DEMANDS; AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS WERE HIGH. OAMC HAD 1,500 ASTP STUDENTS ATTENDING VARIOUS COURSES IN LATE 1943.