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 Dove Hall, home of the New Mexico State University Foundation and Office of Advancement, was named after Claude C. Dove who was a professor of Education and Psychology at NMSU from 1935-1963 and a Professor Emeritus from 1963-1979.
In addition to serving in both World Wars, Professor Dove was a unique individual who brought a special flavor to his classroom teaching. |
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John Julia McMahan, a friend and co-worker, wrote this tribute in June 1979. |
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 Courageous, yes, dauntless was he on each path along his journey of life.
Leadership qualities were his which inspired, challenged and activated others, be they students, coworkers, listeners, observers.
Adept student of the Bible throughout his years, his Christian citizenship responsibilities he fulfilled faithfully.
Uncommon in his intellect, in his logic and in his depth and breadth of any topic;
Developer, yes, seeder of educational progress at all levels of the ramp, early childhood through graduate programs, his caring led wise, beneficial actions.
Exemplar that the dividends of a true teacher are the immeasurable, the intangibles;
Candle of the Lord in a sense, among us in this Yucca land like the light from blooms of the Lord’s candles given at night;
Definite were his stands on moral issues; his integrity was unquestioned.
Observant of the needs of loved ones, young and old from his boyhood and thereafter;
Vision as of peaks of West Virginia or lofty peaks of the Organs he loved, and as solidly based;
Eternal gratitude within our hearts unto Thee, Dear God, for his life; sustain us now as we sense he’s needed by your Son in his new home.
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In 1965, Claude C. Dove was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters from Concord College in Athens,
West Virginia. The following was written by the president at the time, Joseph Franklin Marsh, Jr. |
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 Claude Clifford Dove, these West Virginia hills welcome your return to the place of your life’s beginning. Born in a log house not far from here, you know first hand the hard work of earning a living by muscle and sweat. Formal education was not handed to you on a silver platter, and you were twenty before you had nine months of elementary schooling. Concord beckoned, you walked eight miles daily to this campus to earn your diploma, and set forth on your mission as an extraordinary teacher. You earned your Master’s degree at Cincinnati, and thirty years ago at the University of Colorado you became the first Concord graduate to earn the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Long an ardent defender of the American heritage, you served your country with distinction in both World Wars. The State of New Mexico now claims you, and there you have been an oasis of progressive thought and action in the arid areas of conformity and apathy. Involved in many crackling arguments on education, you have pursued as one major professional goal the establishment of free public kindergartens. Founder of the College of Teacher Education at New Mexico State University, and probably the most colorful figure of that academic community, you are known to generations of New Mexico students as a man who opened the doors of thought and study for them. On your retirement two years ago, your colleagues had a large plaque made for your office door on which these words were inscribed: “Dr. Claude C. Dove, Consultant, On Any Subject.” Distinguished son of Concord, your Alma Mater is proud to honor you for your outstanding service in the cause of American education by awarding you, on the Golden Anniversary of your first graduation, her degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.
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These are medals and insignia from Claude C. Dove's military career in the United States Army. |
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