The 1948 NCAA Baseball Tournament was the second NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion.
 The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1948 NCAA baseball season.
 The 1948 College World Series was played at Hyames Field on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan from June 25 to 26.
 The tournament champion was Southern California coached by Sam Barry and Rod Dedeaux.
 It was the Trojans' first of 12 championships through the 2012 season.
The 1954 NCAA Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1954 NCAA baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball.
 The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its eighth year.
 Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series, but for the first time the preliminary tournament rounds hosted by each district were sanctioned NCAA events.
 These events would later become known as regionals.
 Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 24 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.
 The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 10 to June 16.
 The eighth tournament's champion was Missouri, coached by John "Hi" Simmons.
 The Most Outstanding Player was Tom Yewcic of Michigan State.
The 1959 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball.
 The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirteenth year.
 Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative.
 These events would later become known as regionals.
 Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 22 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.
 The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 12 to June 18.
 The thirteenth tournament's champion was Oklahoma State, coached by Toby Greene.
 The Most Outstanding Player was Jim Dobson of Oklahoma State.
The 1960 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball.
 The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fourteenth year.
 Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative.
 These events would later become known as regionals.
 Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 26 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.
 The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 10 to June 20.
 The fourteenth tournament's champion was Minnesota, coached by Dick Siebert.
 The Most Outstanding Player was John Erickson of Minnesota.
The 1958 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball.
 The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twelfth year.
 Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative.
 These events would later become known as regionals.
 Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 26 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.
 The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 13 to June 19.
 The twelfth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux.
 The Most Outstanding Player was Bill Thom of Southern California.
Western Michigan University (WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
 The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2014 semester, its enrollment was 23,914.
The 1957 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball.
 The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its eleventh year.
 Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative.
 These events would later become known as regionals.
 Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 23 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.
 The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 9 to June 14.
 The eleventh tournament's champion was California, coached by George Wolfman.
 The Most Outstanding Player was Cal Emery of Penn State.
Brian Patrick O'Connor (born April 20, 1971) is the head baseball coach of the Virginia Cavaliers.
 Previously serving as an Associate Head Coach at Notre Dame, he was hired on July 8, 2003, to replace the retiring Dennis Womack (who moved on to assistant athletic director of facilities management and operations).
 O'Connor has taken the Virginia baseball team to thirteen consecutive NCAA baseball tournaments, including the 2009 College World Series, the first in school history; the 2011 College World Series, as the No. 1 national seed; the 2014 College World Series, as the No. 3 national seed; and the 2015 College World Series, which they won and became National Champions for the first time in school history.
The 1961 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball.
 The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fifteenth year.
 Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative.
 These events would later become known as regionals.
 Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 25 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.
 The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 9 to June 14.
 The fifteenth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux.
 The Most Outstanding Player was Littleton Fowler of runner-up Oklahoma State.
The 1948 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1948.
 The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1948 NCAA Baseball Tournament and 1948 College World Series.
 The College World Series, held for the second time in 1948, consisted of the two remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and was held in Kalamazoo, Michigan at Hyames Field as a best of three series.
 Southern California claimed the championship two games to one over Yale.

Question: Who is the founder of the university that hosted the 1948 College World Series?
Answer: Dwight B. Waldo