Commencement, 1969, addresses, photo 2

This image shows part of the 1969 commencement ceremony at Appalachian State University (1969-current). A speaker addresses the audience and graduates behind a podium in the Varsity Gymnasium, built 1968, with several other speakers seated in the background, including President William Howard Plemmons (1955-1969) on the left, and Dean of General College Omri Kenneth Webb, third from left. The band can be seen seated in a semicircle at the base of the stage, and masters degree candidates are seated in the foreground. The Campus Photographer is standing in front of the stage to the right.

Commencement

Administrators

Plemmons, W. H. (William Howard), 1904-1984

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 5, Commencement (1969), C14.2.1.5.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1969

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Photographs

English

Image

1960s

Appalachian State University

Varsity Gymnasium (1968)

Series 2 -- Events

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