Commencement, circa 1970, ceremony, photo 1
 

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“Commencement, circa 1970, ceremony, photo 1,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed December 23, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/9288.


Comments

Harvey Durham

The speaker is Mr. William C. Friday, President of the University of North Carolina. Seated from left to right are Unknown, Dr. William C. Strickland (Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences), Dr. William V. Muse (Dean of the College of Business), Dr. Ben Horton (Dean of the College of Education), Dr. Paul Sanders (Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs), Chancellor Wey, Unknown and Unknown.

durhamhr

Seated second from the right is Dr. Cratis Williams, Dean of the Graduate School. He is the "Unknown" seated next to Dr. Wey. 

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Title

Commencement, circa 1970, ceremony, photo 1

Description

This image shows a commencement speaker giving an address on the basketball court in Varsity Gymnasium, built 1968, during commencement ceremonies at Appalachian State University (1967-current), circa 1970. Other speakers and presenters can be seen sitting on the right of the image, and the audience can be seen sitting on bleachers in the background. The speaker is Mr. William C. Friday, President of the University of North Carolina. Seated from left to right are Dr. William C. Strickland (Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences), Dr. William V. Muse (Dean of the College of Business), Dr. Ben Horton (Dean of the College of Education).

Subject

Commencement
Administrators
Appalachian State University

Source

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 6, Commencement F3, C14.2.1.6.

Publisher

University Archives, Appalachian State University

Format

JPEG
Photographs

Language

English

Type

Image

Corporate Names

Appalachian State University

Place Names

Varsity Gymnasium (1968)

Date Range

1970-1979

Series

Series 2 -- Events

File name

2084_2004_040_A.jpg

Sponsors

The Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Digitization Project is supported with federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.