Title
Commencement, 1971, students
Description
This image shows part of the 1971 commencement ceremony in the Varsity Gymnasium, built 1968, at Appalachian State University (1969-current). Faculty can be seen sitting in the foreground, with the audience seated on bleachers in the background.
Subject
Commencement
Students
Appalachian State University
Source
General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 5, Commencement (1971), C14.2.1.5.
Publisher
University Archives, Appalachian State University
Comments
Harvey Durham
These are not masters and doctoral students sitting in the foreground. Rather, they are faculty members. For the record, Appalachian had no doctoral programs in 1971.
Seated in the first row from left to right are Dr. Graydon Eggers (English), Ms. Eunice Query (Library Science), Ms. Mary Huff (Library)< Mr. Walter Hawkinson (Mathematics), Dr. Ray Derrick (Biology), Dr. Leo Pritchett (History), Unknown, Unknown, Mr. Zeb Shook (Library), Ms. Daisy Eggers (English), Ms. Martha Hawkinson (Business Education) and Dr. Max Dixon (History). On the far left on the second row is Dr. George Miles (Chemistry). Seated next to him is Dr. Terry Epperson (Geography).