Title
John E. Thomas, 1985
Description
This image shows Chancellor John E. Thomas (1979-1993) sitting at his desk at the B. B. Dougherty Administration Building, built 1968, in 1985. Thomas has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, a JD in law, and served as the vice chancellor for Academic Affairs from 1974 to 1979. During his term, the campus saw its first PhD program, established the Appalachian Summer arts festival, started Appalnet, an 8-channel campus cable system, and a campus-wide audio, video, and data system was built. He retired in 1993. This image appears in the 1986 Rhododendron (p. 200).
Subject
Administrators
Chancellors
Source
General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 16, Administrators F4, C14.2.3.4.
Publisher
University Archives, Appalachian State University
Rights
Copyright for the images on the Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Collection site is held by Appalachian State University. The images are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that proper citation is used (e.g. Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Collection, University Archives and Records, Special Collections, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC). Any commercial use of the materials, without the written permission of the Appalachian State University, is strictly prohibited. Please refer to the collection Web site for more information
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