Alma Preinkert (October 22, 1895 – February 28, 1954) was the registrar at the University of Maryland before being murdered by an intruder at her Washington, D.C. home. A Maryland alumna and a beloved figure in the university community, her murder sent shockwaves through the area. Although a large investigation ensued, her attacker was never identified.[1][2]
Alma Preinkert | |
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.jpg) Alma Preinkert in 1916 | |
| Born | 1895  |
| Died | 1954 (aged 58–59) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Registrar, registrar |
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A building on the university's College Park campus, the Preinkert Field House (which currently contains the National Center for Smart Growth and the Environmental Finance Center), and Preinkert Drive are named after Alma Preinkert.[2][3]
See also
editSelected publications
edit- Preinkert, A. H., and American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. (1940). The work of the registrar: A summary of principles and practices in American universities and colleges. Washington, DC: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
References
edit- ^ A University of Maryland:Culture - 50 Year-Old Mystery - University of Maryland Registrar Alma Preinkert's Murderer Was Never Found (Accessed May 2012)
- ^ a b McCabe, Scott (September 20, 2010), "U.Md. registrar fatally stabbed in her D.C. home", The Washington Examiner, archived from the original on June 11, 2014,
This weeks cold case dates back more than 50 years ... Alma Preinkert was born in the District, graduated from George Washington University and received a masters from Maryland. In 1936, she became the first female registrar of the university in College Park. ... Investigators interviewed hundreds of people, and a $1,500 reward was offered, but no arrest was ever made.
- ^ University of Maryland:The Women of Maryland Faculty and Staff Who Have Made A Difference (Accessed May 2012)
Further reading
edit- Cattell, J. M. K. (1932). Preinkert, Alma H(enrietta): University of Maryland, College Park. Leaders in Education, a Biographical Directory.
- Rule, Leslie (2006) When the Ghost Screams: True Stories of Victims Who Haunt, Andrews McMeel Publishing (Accessed May 2012)
- Preinkert, Alma Henrietta: Univ. official. (January 1, 1935). American Women: the Official Who's Who Among the Women of the Nation, 1935–1936.
- Report of the Chronicler for 1954 Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C., Vol. 53/56, pp. 406–435
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