He was the son of Henry A. Collin and Sarah White Collin.
On June 30, 1868 as Alonzo Collins, he married to Chloe Matson at Dekalb County, Indiana.
They were the parents of three children.
Professor at Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1860 to 1906.
Acting President of the College from 1880 to 1881.
He also served as the College Librarian from 1860 to 1870.
He taught math, natural science, physics and chemistry.
He was an 1858 graduate of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.
In 1889 he built a residence for his family just west of the President's House. His home known as Collin House is now owned by the college and used for visiting faculty.
The Marion Register Tuesday, April 23, 1918
Marion, Iowa
Dr. Alonzo Collins
Hundreds of former students of Cornell are sorrowing over the passing of Dr. Alonzo Collins, a longtime member of the faculty of that popular institution, in Mount Vernon. He was with it in its infancy and helped to make it what it is today. He was an upright citizen, a man of full stature, esteemed by all who knew him. Two daughters, Mesdames George H. Burge and A.M. Jayne, one brother, Edward Collins of Northwood, Iowa and one sister, Mrs. Addie Gilruth of West Plaines, Missouri, survive. The maiden name of his wife was Miss Chloe Matson, a splendid woman. The Dr. was a quiet but impressive man, the idol of the students in his classes. Of him it can truthfully be said, Sans peur et sans reproche.
On June 30, 1868 as Alonzo Collins, he married to Chloe Matson at Dekalb County, Indiana.
They were the parents of three children.
Professor at Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1860 to 1906.
Acting President of the College from 1880 to 1881.
He also served as the College Librarian from 1860 to 1870.
He taught math, natural science, physics and chemistry.
He was an 1858 graduate of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.
In 1889 he built a residence for his family just west of the President's House. His home known as Collin House is now owned by the college and used for visiting faculty.
The Marion Register Tuesday, April 23, 1918
Marion, Iowa
Dr. Alonzo Collins
Hundreds of former students of Cornell are sorrowing over the passing of Dr. Alonzo Collins, a longtime member of the faculty of that popular institution, in Mount Vernon. He was with it in its infancy and helped to make it what it is today. He was an upright citizen, a man of full stature, esteemed by all who knew him. Two daughters, Mesdames George H. Burge and A.M. Jayne, one brother, Edward Collins of Northwood, Iowa and one sister, Mrs. Addie Gilruth of West Plaines, Missouri, survive. The maiden name of his wife was Miss Chloe Matson, a splendid woman. The Dr. was a quiet but impressive man, the idol of the students in his classes. Of him it can truthfully be said, Sans peur et sans reproche.
He was the son of Henry A. Collin and Sarah White Collin.
On June 30, 1868 as Alonzo Collins, he married to Chloe Matson at Dekalb County, Indiana.
They were the parents of three children.
Professor at Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1860 to 1906.
Acting President of the College from 1880 to 1881.
He also served as the College Librarian from 1860 to 1870.
He taught math, natural science, physics and chemistry.
He was an 1858 graduate of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.
In 1889 he built a residence for his family just west of the President's House. His home known as Collin House is now owned by the college and used for visiting faculty.
The Marion Register Tuesday, April 23, 1918
Marion, Iowa
Dr. Alonzo Collins
Hundreds of former students of Cornell are sorrowing over the passing of Dr. Alonzo Collins, a longtime member of the faculty of that popular institution, in Mount Vernon. He was with it in its infancy and helped to make it what it is today. He was an upright citizen, a man of full stature, esteemed by all who knew him. Two daughters, Mesdames George H. Burge and A.M. Jayne, one brother, Edward Collins of Northwood, Iowa and one sister, Mrs. Addie Gilruth of West Plaines, Missouri, survive. The maiden name of his wife was Miss Chloe Matson, a splendid woman. The Dr. was a quiet but impressive man, the idol of the students in his classes. Of him it can truthfully be said, Sans peur et sans reproche.
On June 30, 1868 as Alonzo Collins, he married to Chloe Matson at Dekalb County, Indiana.
They were the parents of three children.
Professor at Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1860 to 1906.
Acting President of the College from 1880 to 1881.
He also served as the College Librarian from 1860 to 1870.
He taught math, natural science, physics and chemistry.
He was an 1858 graduate of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.
In 1889 he built a residence for his family just west of the President's House. His home known as Collin House is now owned by the college and used for visiting faculty.
The Marion Register Tuesday, April 23, 1918
Marion, Iowa
Dr. Alonzo Collins
Hundreds of former students of Cornell are sorrowing over the passing of Dr. Alonzo Collins, a longtime member of the faculty of that popular institution, in Mount Vernon. He was with it in its infancy and helped to make it what it is today. He was an upright citizen, a man of full stature, esteemed by all who knew him. Two daughters, Mesdames George H. Burge and A.M. Jayne, one brother, Edward Collins of Northwood, Iowa and one sister, Mrs. Addie Gilruth of West Plaines, Missouri, survive. The maiden name of his wife was Miss Chloe Matson, a splendid woman. The Dr. was a quiet but impressive man, the idol of the students in his classes. Of him it can truthfully be said, Sans peur et sans reproche.
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