A picture of Muhammad Ali with Ben Becker, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1942, appearing at Alumni House, State University of New York at Albany, January 1979. Becker was Ali's boxing coach when Ali won the Olympic light-heavyweight title in Rome, 1960. Ali had come to the Univeristy to speak.
Boxing great Muhammad Ali and Ben Becker, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1942, at a press conference held at Alumni House in January 30, 1979. There are crop marks on all four sides of the photograph.
A picture of Vincent O'Leary (viewer's right), Acting President from 1977?1978 and President from 1978?July 31, 1990 with Daniel and Betty Knowlton Roe. The Roe's established a charitable trust making the State University of New York at Albany and Union College beneficiaries. Mrs. Roe is an alumna of the New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1942, and was an instrumental developer of Alumni House and an active member of the Alumni Association. The image is from the University News, December 12, 1979, volume 3, issue 15, page 3. 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.