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. 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.
President Louis T. Benezet (viewer's left) meeting with Monsieur Robert Davril (center) and Mme. Davril. M. Davril was Recteur (Vice Chancellor) of Académie de Nice (France), site of a State University of New York at Albany International Program. Benezet was President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1, 1970-June 30, 1975.
President Louis T. Benezet (viewer's left) meeting with Monsieur Robert Davril (center) and Mme. Davril. M. Davril was Recteur (Vice Chancellor) of Académie de Nice (France), site of a State University of New York at Albany International Program. Benezet was President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1, 1970-June 30, 1975.
President Louis T. Benezet (viewer's left) meeting with Monsieur Robert Davril (center) and Mme. Davril. M. Davril was Recteur (Vice Chancellor) of Académie de Nice (France), site of a State University of New York at Albany International Program. Benezet was President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1, 1970-June 30, 1975.
A picture of Emmett B. Fields, President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1, 1975?1977, speaking at his presidential inauguration.
Emmett B. Fields, President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1, 1975?1977, making a speech at his Presidential Inaugration. On the proof, "ENLAR. TO 4 IN." is written on the viewer's righthand side along with cropping marks.
A picture of Emmett B. Fields, President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1, 1975?1977, giving his first address to the university's faculty in one of the buildings of the Uptown Campus.
Evan R. Collins [President of the State University of New York at Albany (the name of the university at the time of this photograph and was so from August 1962 until the fall of 1986) from July 1949-June 30, 1969] and faculty at a plaque presentation to the State University College at Oneonta (the first headquarters for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) and Charles W. Hunt, Oneonta's President from 1942 -1951 and the AACTR's first secretary-treasurer. The plaque was presented on the occasion of the Twelfth Biennial School for Executives. Collins is on the viewer's far right.
Abram (also Abraham) Roy (also Royer) Brubacher, President of the New York State College for Teachers from February 1, 1915 until August 23, 1939, and his wife at the Lake Placid Club.