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Mark F. Boyd (1889-1968), a physician, researcher and writer, specialized in tropical medicine, and his research on malaria brought him international recognition. The Rockefeller Foundation selected Boyd to conduct research on malarial regions of the

western hemisphere. He was elected President of the American Society of Tropical Medicine, and received awards for his achievements in tropical medicine. For 16 years Boyd served as an officer of the National Malaria Society and became president of the organization in 1946. Boyd also wrote a number of articles on public health and served on the Florida State Board of Public Health. He collected materials dealing with medicine, malariology, and other branches of science.

Boyd's malaria research often required travel to foreign countries, which stimulated his interest in Spanish colonial history, especially the settlement of Florida. Based on original historical documents he collected and other sources, Boyd wrote several articles, published in the Florida Historical Quarterly, as well as a book, Here They Once Stood; the Tragic End of the Apalachee Missions (1951). He served as president of the Florida Historical Association and as historian of Florida National Parks.

In addition to these pursuits, Boyd studied astronomy, ecology botany, and other fields, recording observations and compiling published information on these topics.

Walt Kichefski was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, came to Miami in the mid 1930's, and would become one of the university's most recognizable figures for over 50 years. He played two-way end in 1936, '38 and '39, serving as captain and making honorable mention All-American during his briliant senior year.  Following graduation, Kichefski played professional football for the Pittsburgh Steelers.  In 1943, he entered the coaching field at the University of Miami as line mentor, then played with the pros once more in 1944, before rejoining the Hurricane coaching staff to help drill the team which won the Orange Bowl Classic over Holy Cross, Jan. 1, 1946, the thrilling game the Hurricanes won after the final gun had sounded.

    Walt handled many coaching and other duties for the Hurricanes: end coach 1946-57, offensive line coach, 1958, assistant head coach to Andy Gustafson, 1959-63, administrative assistant and defensive end coach under Charlie Tate, 1964 through Miami's first two games in 1970, interim head coach and acting athletic director following Tate's resignation, and defensive end coach under Fran Curci, 1971-72.  He also served as Director of Recreation for the University's South Campus.  During his 30 years of coaching Hurricane pigskinners, Kichefski gained a brilliant reputation as one of America's foremost end mentors.  Four of his pupils, Ted Hendricks, Bill Miller, Frank McDonald and Ed Weisacosky became All-Americans.  Hendricks was one of the rare few in the United States ever to receive the award three consecutive years, while Miller was a two-time All-American.  The jovial Kichefski became assistant athletic director after retiring from coaching in 1972, and served as Director of the Athletic Federation, the forerunner to The Hurricane Club.  He was the main liaison between the University and various groups at the school, including the Hall of Fame, the Gridders Club, the "M" Club and other campus organizations.. Known as "The Gator Hater", Kichefski was inducted into the UM Sports Hall of Fame in 1969

The Center for Urban and Regional Studies was established in the mid-1960s as a way to combine resources in a coodinated  interdisciplinary center for research in the study and resolution of problems in urban and environmental problems. It also supported an academic program offering a master's degree.  Because of lack of funding, the Center ceased operations in 1975, except for the academic studies aspect which continued to function independently.

The Richter Library Special Collections unit  (previously known as the Archives and Special Collections unit, or ASC) acquires, preserves, and provides access to rare and unique scholarly resources. Officially founded in 1978, Special Collections serves as a scholarly resource for students, faculty, and staff of the University of Miami, and local, regional, national, and international scholars and researchers.

Special Collections houses an outstanding array of scholarly resources including collections of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, architectural drawings, prints, broadsides, posters, audio-visual materials, newspapers and journals, and other research materials.

The Office of Media Relations is responsible for communicating information regarding the University’s achievements, faculty research, programs, and events to the local, regional, national, and international news media. The staff also responds to daily media requests for information and faculty experts. The Media Relations staff works closely with the Department of Public Safety to manage all external communications in emergency situations and play a key role in crisis contingency planning.

The Office of Media Relations is responsible for communicating information regarding the University’s achievements, faculty research,  programs, and events to the local, regional, national, and international news media. The staff also responds to daily media requests for information and faculty experts. The Media Relations staff works closely with the Department of Public Safety to manage all external communications in emergency situations and play a key role in crisis contingency planning.

Phi Lambda Pi was a national  honor society for married women.