Board of Trustees, Bill Rankin, circa 1965

This image shows Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) Board of Trustees member William B. Rankin in the 1960s. Rankin was the Board member from 1962 to 1972, and chairman from 1970 to 1971. The Board of Trustees have been a governing body of the College since it became a state-sponsored institution in 1903. The Board of Trustees was formed of members representing regional areas of Western North Carolina and managed Appalachian policies, finances, and development until 1971, when it became part of the University of North Carolina system. It now oversees Appalachian State under the University System's Board of Governors.

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News Bureau Faculty and Staff Biographical File, 2004.265, Box 7, Rankin, Bill, C11.1.3.1.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

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Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.). Board of Trustees

1960-1969

Series 4 -- Faculty and Staff Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

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