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History
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The following information was obtained from a
Suomi College brochure "The Hoover Center " The Hoover Center,
formally known as the Lieblein House, was constructed on
property originally owned by the Hancock Mine. In 1893, a
builder/contractor named Washburn purchased the property and
began construction of the house, which was completed in two
years.
Edward M. Lieblein, a successful wholesale grocer, purchased
the house in 1895 and lived here for forty years. When he died,
he left the house to his son, Edward M. Lieblein, Jr. Like his
father, Edward .Jr.
lived in-the home, raised his family, and maintained the
property in its'
original state for an additional forty
years.
On June 1, 1979, Suomi College purchased the
home from the Lieblein family and became only the third owner in
68 years.
Today, the Lieblein Mansion is the Hoover Center, named after
Dr. Vaino A.
Hoover, founder of the Hoover Electric Company and former member
and honorary chairperson of the Suomi College Board of Trustees.
The Center serves as a beautiful and functional administrative
office building and visitor reception area.
The President's office, board room, secretarial offices, and
kitchen are on the first floor. The second floor houses the
office of the Provost as well as offices for Institutional
Advancement, Development, and Public Relations. The third floor
of Hoover Center is currently not utilized.
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Vaino A. Hoover 1905 -1983
B.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
Born into a hard working immigrant family on July 27, 1905, in
the town of Stray Horse Gulch, Colorado, Vaino Alexander Hoover
earned his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology
(magna cum laude) by sheer brilliance and determination.
Initially, he literally dug ditches during the depression but
later worked his way into supervisory roles in engineering.
In 1946 he formed the Hoover Electric Company, which under his
leadership achieved outstanding success in designing electrical
motors and in pioneering aeronautical and submersible flight
controls. His handiwork literally went to the moon and plumbed
the depths of the ocean as his exceptionally designed control
units guided the moon landings as well as submersible explorers.
Dr. Hoover's interest in and support of Finnish- American
culture was unbounded.. He was a founder of the Vaino Hoover
Foundation and president of the Finlandia Society. He helped
American students study in Finland and Finnish students study in
the United States. He was a member of the Finnish Congregational
Church. And he was a member and honorary chairperson of the
Suomi College Board of Trustees.
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As a student, Dr. Hoover was an outstanding athlete, an expert
javelin thrower, and a member and sup-porter of Olympic Games
Committees. He received two Knighthoods-the White Rose and the
lion-from two presidents of the Republic of Finland as well as
numerous other honors and awards .
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In 1952. Dr. Hoover wrote,
“Age looks at time in broader scope
And sees the past still standing clear;
In easy reach of memory's touch,
'With time foreshortened" by the years.
For each the stage of life does change,
As time moves on to later phase.
'Youth creeps to age, and age falls out.
Time’s cycle full, the wheel goes out"
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Vaino A.Hoover died on July
31,1983, in Santa Monica, California. |
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