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Edward S. '38 And Frances Gildea George, '42, Lecture Hall And Louise De Angelis Lecture Halls Named Dedicated In The Lecture Center Of The Uptown Campus

1992

August 27 Edward S. '38 and Frances Gildea George, '42, Lecture Hall and Louise De Angelis Lecture Halls named dedicated in the Lecture Center of the Uptown Campus.

Women’s Studies Department Receives $15,000 To Establish Annual Scholarship For Women Studies Undergraduates

1992

Women’s Studies Department receives $15,000 to establish annual scholarship for women studies undergraduates. First awards go to senior, Kathy Fitzpatrick and Nadya Lawson.

1990 91 Capital Campaign Reaches $7.2 Million

1991

1990-91 Capital Campaign reaches $7.2 million. (Ibid.) 1990-91 outside grants total $44.9 million.

1990 91 Annual Fund Contributions Total $923,000

1991

1990-91 Annual Fund contributions total $923,000.

Romanian University At Albany Relations Re Established By Professor Tara Prasad Das Of The Department Of Physics

1991

Romanian-University at Albany relations re-established by Professor Tara Prasad Das of the Department of Physics. Graduate students and faculty will be exchanged re-establishing a program begin in the mid-70's but discontinued with the fall of Nicholae Ceausescu.

Commencement Held For The First Time In The Knickerbocker Arena And University Wide Commencement Format Returns

1991 May 26

–Commencement held for the first time in the Knickerbocker Arena and University-wide Commencement format returns. 12,400 family & friends join graduates. Schools and colleges will hold their own events after the ceremony.

Oil Portrait Of Former President Vincent O’leary By Joan Semmel Presented To The University

1991

Oil portrait of former President Vincent O’Leary by Joan Semmel presented to the University. The painting was funded by Phyllis Drake, Steven L. Gutman, Sidney T. Jones, Irving Kirch, Robert and Christine Krackler, Morris & Ester Massry, Sandford and Evie Simmerman, In memory of Sidney Albert,...

Educational Horizon’s Program Initiated In Collaboration With The Albany Police Athletic League To Bring Hackett And Livingston Middle School Students To The University

1991 Spring

–Educational Horizon’s Program initiated in collaboration with the Albany Police Athletic League to bring Hackett and Livingston Middle School Students to the University to get them on track for higher education.

Katherine Vario Endowed Scholarship Fund Announced By President Swygert

1991 April/May

Katherine Vario Endowed Scholarship Fund announced by President Swygert. The Vario family, Alpha Phi Sorority and friends gave $50,000 to establish the fund for a woman entering her senior year preparing for medical or dental school.

Alumni House Addition Opened

1991

Alumni House addition opened. The projected cost of the work in 1990 was $240,000.

First Annual Health And Wellness Fair Held By Department Of Health And Counseling Services

1991

First annual Health and Wellness Fair held by Department of Health and Counseling Services.

University Logo Changed To Include Minerva

1991 March

University Logo changed to include Minerva.

1st Multi Cultural Internship Library Education/Scholarship Program (Miles) Awards Given To Marcia Fulcher, Scott Hughes, And Simone Freeman

1991 Fall

1st Multi-cultural Internship Library Education/Scholarship Program (MILES) awards given to Marcia Fulcher, Scott Hughes, and Simone Freeman. The Miles Program aimed at providing pre-professional training leading to a Masters Degree in Information Science.

University Receives Its First Endowed Professorship, The Arthur Anderson Alumni Professorship Of Accounting

1991 November ??

University receives its first endowed professorship, The Arthur Anderson Alumni Professorship of Accounting. Professor Roland A. Minch, of the faculty of Accounting and Law, is appointed the first holder of the chair which is funded by Arthur Anderson & Company and alumni working at the firm.

School Of Business Receives First Endowed Professorship, The Arthur Anderson Alumni Professor Of Accounting

1991 Fall

School of Business receives first endowed professorship, the Arthur Anderson Alumni Professor of Accounting. Professor Roland Minch receives first appointment to the endowed chair created by a gift from Arthur Anderson Co. and University Alumni/ae working for Arthur Anderson.

Manditory Parking Fee Instituted On Students And Employees Not Members Of A Union

1991 Summer or Fall

Manditory parking fee instituted on students and employees not members of a union. The fee is not paid by CSEA or UUP members.

University Releases Report Stating That It Was Responsible For $4 Billion Dollars In Regional Economic Growth

1991 November

University releases report stating that it was responsible for $4 billion dollars in regional economic growth.

Announcement That University Researchers Won $44.9 Million In Outside Grants During 1990 91

1991 Fall

Announcement that University Researchers won $44.9 million in outside grants during 1990-91.

Chapel House's Jewish Board Members Present Candlestand To The Christian Chapel

1991 November 13

Chapel House's Jewish board members present candlestand to the Christian chapel.

1st Annual Authors & Editors Reception Held

1991 October 9

1st annual Authors & Editors Reception held.