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).
An unidentified group of people at a Friday evening alumni function associated with Alumni Weekend, 1976. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph.
A picture of William G. Floyd (viewer's right), New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1954 and State University of New York at Albany Alumni Association President at the time of this event, as he receives a commemorative plaque from Timothy J. Maroney, Jr. of the Approach 13-30 Corporation for the Alumni Association's participation in the Nutshell Program, winter 1972. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph.
A picture of Margaret Morey Cunningham, New York State Normal College, Class of 1896 and Edward L. Long, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1917 as they share an award for Highest Class Attendance Percentage. Kenneth Doran, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1939 is in the background at the podium. The event is associated with the State University of New York at Albany Alumni Day, 1967. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph.
A picture of Henry Madej (viewer's left), State University of New York at Albany, Class of 1967 (Class President) and 1968 as he presents the statue of Minerva, one of the school's symbols, to Evan R. Collins (viewer's right), President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1949-June 30, 1969. The event is associated with Alumni Day, 1967. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph.
A picture of Dr. Mary Goggin, faculty member in the Department of Classics, as she presents the Mildred Lawrence Schmid Award to Diane M. Domkowski, State University of New York at Albany, Class of 1967. Kenneth T. Doran, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1939 is seated in the background. The Schmid Award is granted to a senior excelling in Latin. This event is associated with Alumni Day, 1967. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph.
A picture of Lester W. Rubin, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1937 and, at the time of this event, chairperson of the Alumni Awards Committee. He is presenting the Risley Award to Richard Syzmanski, State University of New York at Albany, Class of 1967. The award is given to the outstanding student in History and the event is associated with Alumni Day, 1967. Kenneth Doran, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1939 is in the background, clapping. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph.
A picture of (viewer's left to right) Janice Friedman Keller, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1940, Samuel Gould, Marion M. Bulger, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1934, and Evan R. Collins, President of the State University of New York at Albany (the name of the institution at the time of this photograph) from July 1949-June 30, 1969. They are gathered on the occasion of Alumni Day, 1967. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph.
A picture of Lester Rubin, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1937 and, at the time of this event, chairperson of the Alumni Awards Committee, as he presents the Bertha E. Brimmer Medal to Helen E. Hobbie, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1936. The event is associated with the State University of New York at Albany Alumni Day, 1967. There are crop marks on two sides of the photograph.
A picture of Susann Winnie Steinberg, State University of New York College at Albany, Class of 1962, as she receives the Hoffman?Laroche Prize for "Most Outstanding Promise in Medicine" from Dr. Harold C. Wiggers, Dean of Albany Medical College. There are crop marks on all sides of the photograph and in the bottom margin is written "1 1/2 x 2."