Marcia Brown, University at Albany Class of 1940, author and illustrator of children's literature, pictured in 1946. Brown has been awarded the Caldecott Medal (the American Library Association's highest award for excellence in childrens' picture-book illustrations), for three of her books: Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (1954); Once a Mouse (1961); and Shadow (1982), and six more of her books are Caldecott Honor Books.
Vicki Gekas (Class of 1969 and MA, 1972) attends Greek anti-junta protest ; behind her is a protest poster entitled "The Colossus" drawn by Roger T. Conant, graduate student in the Department of History. Gekas was the inspiration for the main character in Las Isla de los Jacinto Cortados (The Island of the Cut Hyacinths) (1980) by award-winning Spanish novelist Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
Vicki Gekas (Class of 1969 and MA, 1972) and Marie-Louise prepare dessert at during the 1971 International Students' Night celebration at the Brubacher Residence Hall cafeteria. Gekas was the inspiration for the main character in Las Isla de los Jacinto Cortados (The Island of the Cut Hyacinths) (1980) by award-winning Spanish novelist Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
Vicki Gekas (Class of 1969 and MA, 1972) with Marie-Louise, a French graduate student, mixes drinks at during the 1971 International Students' Night celebration at the Brubacher Residence Hall cafeteria. Gekas was the inspiration for the main character in Las Isla de los Jacinto Cortados (The Island of the Cut Hyacinths) (1980) by award-winning Spanish novelist Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
Vicki Gekas (Class of 1969 and MA, 1972) enters her dorm room in Brubacher Hall. Gekas was the inspiration for the main character in Las Isla de los Jacinto Cortados (The Island of the Cut Hyacinths) (1980) by award-winning Spanish novelist Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
Vicki Gekas (Class of 1969 and MA, 1972) with arms upraised in Sirtaki dance during the 1971 International Students' Night celebration at the Brubacher Residence Hall cafeteria. Gekas was the inspiration for the main character in Las Isla de los Jacinto Cortados (The Island of the Cut Hyacinths) (1980) by award-winning Spanish novelist Gonzalo Torrente Ballester.
Vicki Gekas (Class of 1969 and MA, 1972) dances Sirtaki with Greek graduate student from the School of Business during the 1971 International Students' Night celebration at the Brubacher Residence Hall cafeteria. Gekas was the inspiration for the main character in Las Isla de los Jacinto Cortados (The Island of the Cut Hyacinths) (1980) by award-winning Spanish novelist Gonzalo Torrente Ballester.