1st President of San Fernando Valley State College
In office 1958–1968
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
James W. Cleary
2nd President of Bakersfield College
In office August 1950 – 1958
Preceded by
Grace Van Dyke Bird
Succeeded by
Ed Simonsen
Personal details
Born
(1907-11-16)November 16, 1907 La Veta, Colorado, U.S.
Died
July 25, 2005(2005-07-25) (aged 97) Camarillo, California, U.S.
Spouse
Lois (d. 1996)
Children
3
Alma mater
University of Colorado Boulder (BA, MA) University of California, Berkeley (EdD)
Profession
College administrator
Ralph Prator (November 16, 1907 – July 25, 2005)[1] was an American college administrator. He served as the first president of San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—from 1958 to 1968.
^Stassel, Stephanie (27 July 2005). "Ralph Prator, 97; Founding President of Campus That Became Cal State Northridge". Los Angeles Times.
Prator died on July 25, 2005, in Camarillo, California. Prator authored one book: Prator, Ralph (1963). The College President. New York: The Center for...
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Ralph Summers Plaisted (September 30, 1927 – September 8, 2008) was an American explorer who, with his three companions, Walt Pederson, Gerry Pitzl and...
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marked the debut of Beasley and new vocalist Matt Barlow. Mark "The Creeper" Prator took over from Beasley on a session basis for the recording of The Dark...
along with Schaffer. The album was also the first to feature drummer Mark Prator, and the last to feature longtime bassist Dave Abell, who left the group...
colony was established in 1585 as a military outpost under the command of Ralph Lane, and evacuated in 1586. A list of colonists is provided in Richard...
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public and private. He likened Adams to "a monkey just put into breeches." Ralph Izard suggested that Adams be referred to as "His Rotundity," a joke which...
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Benchley's Jaws (novel), popularized by Steven Spielberg's film of the same name Ralph Rackstraw, originally a sailor on HMS Pinafore (again, from the aforementioned...