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).
Kathleen Dickson, State University of New York, Class of 1976, accepting the award of Merit for Outstanding Achievement in Business Education from Roswell E. Fairbank of the School of Business Education at the State University of New York at Albany. This photograph appeared in the Tower Tribune, the school's newspaper, on the July 5, 1976.
A picture of the dedication ceremony for the State University of New York at Albany Alumni House. In the picture are (viewer's left to right) Emmett B. Fields, President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1, 1975?1977, Eunice Baird Whittlesey, New York State College for Teahcers, Class of 1944, and Carl Walters. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph.
Photograph of an Alumni Council Dinner during Alumni Day, 1968, Dr. Eugene McLaren, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1948, Marion M. Bulger, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1934, Dr. Kenneth T. Doran, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1939, and Sue McLaren, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1956.
A picture of a large gathering of people for an Alumni Luncheon held in association with the State University of New York at Albany Alumni Day, June 18, 1966. The event is taking place at Dutch Quad on the uptown campus.
Janice Friedman Keller, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1940, speaking at the presentation ceremony of Project Carillon, a fund raising initiative. The event is associated with the State University of New York at Albany, Alumni Day, 1966 and is taking place on the uptown campus. Seated to the right of the podium are Dr. Kenneth T. Doran, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1939, and Evan R. Collins, President of the State University of New York at Albany (the name of the university at the time of this event) from July 1949-June 30, 1969.
Members of the New York State College for Teachers Class of 1921 on the occasion of its 45th year reunion, State University of New York at Albany Alumni Day, 1966.
A group portrait of members of the State University of New York at Albany Half Century Club. They are gathered on the occasion of the university's Alumni Day, 1966.
A group portrait of members of the New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1926 on the occasion of its 40th year reunion, State University of New York at Albany Alumni Day, 1966.