A picture of Vincent O'Leary, Acting President from 1977?1978 and President from 1978?July 31, 1990, with K. (Kirkland) Leroy Irvis, who received an honorary degree at the pictured commencement ceremony. Irvis graduated from the New York State College for Teachers in the Class of 1938. He was the 130th Speaker of the House of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania -- the first African American speaker in both Pennsylvania and in the United States. He is also renowned as an artist, poet, and scholar. During O'Leary's administrations, the institution was named State University of New York at Albany from August 1962?fall 1986 and the University at Albany, SUNY starting in the fall of 1986 and continuing. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph. In the top margin is written "to 14_'s" (between arrows); in the bottom margin is written the letter "U" and "46%;" and in the left margin is written "to 13_'s" (between arrows).
A picture of Vincent O'Leary, Acting President from 1977?1978 and President from 1978?July 31, 1990, giving a speech at a commencement. During O'Leary's administrations, the institution was named State University of New York at Albany from August 1962?fall 1986 and the University at Albany, SUNY starting in the fall of 1986 and continuing.
A picture of Vincent O'Leary, Acting President from 1977?1978 and President from 1978?July 31, 1990, speaking at a commencement ceremony. During O'Leary's administrations, the institution was named State University of New York at Albany from August 1962?fall 1986 and the University at Albany, SUNY starting in the fall of 1986 and continuing.
Unidentified graduating students attending the 1976 State University of New York at Albany commencement ceremony. A large group of people are seated in the background.
A portrait of John C. Sawhill, president of New York University from 1975 to 1980, speaker at the 1976 State University of New York at Albany commencement ceremony.
A group of faculty and students participating in the 1976 State University of New York at Albany commencement ceremony as a crowd of spectators watches in the background.
Emmett B. Fields, President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1, 1975?1977, presenting an unidentified student with a diploma during commencement. There are crop marks in the left, right, and bottom margins. Written in the bottom margin between two arrows is "Reduce to 10 1/2 [square]s."
Students graduating from the Educational Opportunities Program attending the 1971 State University of New York at Albany commencement ceremony include: second from viewer's right, James Bouldin, and third from right, Willye M. Neil, both State University of New York at Albany, Class of 1972. Duplicate of 1234.
Students graduating from the Educational Opportunities Program attending the 1971 State University of New York at Albany commencement ceremony include: second from viewer's right, James Bouldin, and third from right, Willye M. Neil, both State University of New York at Albany, Class of 1972. Duplicate of 1231.