Participating in the 1971 State University of New York at Albany commencement procession are, left to right: Phillip Sirotkin, executive vice president for academic affairs at the State University of New York at Albany from 1971 to 1976; Clifton C. Thorne, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1949, former Vice President of Student Affairs of the State University of New York at Albany; U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield; Louis T. Benezet, President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1, 1970-June 30, 1975; and Harry S. Price, faculty member in the Department of History. Duplicate of 1290.
Pictured are, left to right: Vivian Thorne, Betty Mann Margison, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1945 and Clifton C. Thorne, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1949. Duplicate of 7822.
Evan R. Collins, former President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1949-June 30, 1969 (on the viewer's left) in conversation with Dr. Clifton C. Thorne (on the viewer's right). Thorne is credited for creating the Univeristy College, which was established for freshmen and sophmore students giving them the opportunity to explore a wide variety of subjects before declaring a major course of study.
Clifton C. Thorne, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1949 and former Vice President of Student Affairs of the State University of New York at Albany and his family with Louis Benezet. Louis T. Benezet was the President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1, 1970-June 30, 1975.
Evan R. Collins, viewer's left, President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1949-June 30, 1969, and Clifton C. Thorne, center, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1949, former Vice President of Student Affairs of the State University of New York at Albany, left, on podium at the 1968 State University of New York at Albany commencement ceremony.
Fred Tickner, Acting Dean of Graduate School of Public Affairs makes a speech during an Alumni Council dinner on Alumni Day, 1968. Attending are, left to right: Joe Stella, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1954; Dr. Ruth Gaffga, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1935, Alumni Day chair; Dr. Clifton Thorne, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1949, Vice President of the Student Association; and Madeleine Stella, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1954, chair of the Alumni Council.
Attending the 1967 State University of New York at Albany commencement ceremony are, left to right: U.S. Senator Jacob Javits, Evan R. Collins, President of the State University of New York at Albany from July 1949-June 30, 1969; Clifton C. Thorne, New York State College for Teachers, Class of 1949, former Vice President of Student Affairs of the State University of New York at Albany.
A picture of people gathered for an Alumni Council dinner. Pictured are left to right: Mrs. Kenneth Doran, Dr. Kenneth Doran, Class of 1939; Mrs. Vivian Thorne, Dr. Clifton Thorne, Class of 1949; Madeleine Payne Stella, Class of 1954 (standing); Joseph Stella, Marion M. Bulger & Charles Bowler, State University of New York at Albany, Class of 1969. Unless otherwise stated, all are graduates of the New York State College for Teachers. There are crop marks on three sides.