Vincent, Arthur P. (1893-1969)
Dates
- Existence: 1893 - 1969
Biography
Arthur Porter (A.P.) Vincent (1893-1969) was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania though he grew up in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Slippery Rock State Normal School in 1913 and then from Westminster College in 1916. As the United States entered World War I, Vincent joined the U.S. Air Force in 1917 and was a part of the American Expeditionary Forces in France where he served as a Lieutenant of Artillery until 1919. Shortly after his return from service, he became the principal of Slippery Rock High School until 1922.
After 1922, Vincent accepted a position teaching science at Slippery Rock State Normal School (SRSNS), which he held for over 40 years. Over his tenure at Slippery Rock, he received his master's degree from Columbia University Teachers College in 1926 and his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1936. Vincent was the director of athletics, coach of the track and rifle teams, and sponsor of the Varsity Club. A.P. Vincent retired as chair of the Science Department in 1959.
In honor of Dr. A. P. Vincent’s dedication to Slippery Rock, on October 4, 1969, the school dedicated the newly constructed science hall to him, naming it the A.P. Vincent Science Hall. Since then, Vincent Science Hall has housed multiple branches of the Science Department.