Waite Shoemaker (1902-1916)

Waite Shoemaker

• Second alum to serve as president of St. Cloud State, graduating in 1881
• Right after graduation from St. Cloud State, was appointed to its faculty to teach teach mathematics
• Granted a leave of absence in 1897 to attend New York University, where he earned the degree of doctor
• Oversaw the construction of Lawrence Hall (1905), the now demolished Model School (1906), and Riverview (1913)
• Shoemaker Hall (1915) was named in his honor, dedicated shortly after his death in 1916