The role of Logan Hargrove in the creation of the National Center for Physical Acoustics

Shortly after I arrived at the University of Mississippi (UM), Hank Bass proposed that any member of the Ole Miss faculty with an interest in acoustics join the Physical Acoustic Research Group at the University of Mississippi (PARGUM), and, informally constituted, we all agreed to devote 10% of our time to the promotion of this entity. One of the first items of business was to increase our available laboratory space. On one of Logan’s visits, Logan agreed to speak to the Chancellor and said that, within his power, he would continue to provide ONR support for PARGUM. This meeting with the Chancellor was instrumental in the assignment of the Ole Band Building to PARGUM, but more importantly, the Chancellor became supportive of Hank’s initiative to seek the engagement of Mississippi’s powerful congressional delegation in creating a national center for acoustics. With the enthusiastic support of the Chancellor, NCPA was created by an Act of Congress in 1986.