Commencement, 1971, honorary doctorate, photo 2

This image shows a professor being awarded an honorary doctorate as part of the 1971 commencement ceremony in the Varsity Gymnasium, built 1968, at Appalachian State University (1969-current). Former Appalachian State President William Howard Plemmons (1955-1969) gives a speech behind a podium. Chancellor Herbert Walter Wey (1969-1979) is visible in the background to the left, while a man stands on the left, awaiting the conferring of an honorary degree.

Commencement

Administrators

Presidents

Chancellors

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

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 5, Commencement (1971), C14.2.1.5.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1971

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Photographs

English

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Appalachian State University

Wey, Herbert Walter, 1914-1999. Plemmons, William Howard, 1904-1984

Varsity Gymnasium (1968)

Series 2 -- Events

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