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- Robert Briggs giving commencement speech after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Western Michigan University in 1966. Briggs was the Executive Vice President of Consumers Power.
- Date Created:
- 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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- Dr. Maurice Seay giving commencement speech after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Western Michigan University on August 12, 1966. Behind him are faculty in academic regalia.
- Date Created:
- 1966-08-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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- Dr. Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. receiving an honorary Doctory of Laws degree at the June 1965 Commencement. Dr. James Miller and Dr. Dale Faunce are standing to either side of Shriver. The photograph appeared in Western Michigan University Magazine Vol. 23 No. 3. Shriver was the driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, and founded the Job Corps.
- Date Created:
- 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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- Michigan Governor George Romney addressing 1965 Commencement graduates at Western Michigan University. Romney received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
- Date Created:
- 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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- Hooding ceremony at the January 1966 Commencement for Robert Briggs, who received an honor Doctor of Laws degree from Western Michigan University. Dr. Russell Seibert and Dr. L. Dale Faunce placing hood on Briggs; Dr. James Miller speakes at the podium. Briggs was the Executive Vice President of Consumers Power.
- Date Created:
- 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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- Close up view of Michigan Governor George Romney as he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Western Michigan University in 1965.
- Date Created:
- 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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- Dr. Maurice Seay, center, receiving honorary Doctor of Laws degree from WMU president James Miller during the August 12, 1966, commencement as WMU vice presidents Dr. Russell H. Seibert and Dr. John J. Pruis place Dr. Seay's new doctoral hood about his shoulders. Dr. Seay was Dean of the College of Education at Michigan State University.
- Date Created:
- 1966-08-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
- Notes:
- Dr. Ray R. Eppert receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from President James Miller at the June commencement 1961. A cropped version of the photograch appeared in the News Magazine of Western Michigan University, Vol. 19 No. 4. Eppert was president of the Burroughs Corporation.
- Date Created:
- 1961-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
- Notes:
- Dr. Maurice Seay receiving honorary Doctor of Laws degree from WMU president James Miller during the August 12, 1966, commencement as WMU vice presidents Dr. Russell H. Seibert and Dr. John J. Pruis place Dr. Seay's new doctoral hood about his shoulders. Dr. Seay was Dean of the College of Education at Michigan State University.
- Date Created:
- 1966-08-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
- Notes:
- Dr. Dale Faunce and Dr. Russell Seibert, WMU faculty, placing a doctoral hood on Dr. E. Gifford Upjohn as he receives honorary Doctor of Laws degree at WMU June Commencement 1964. A cropped version of the photograph appeared in the Western Michigan University Magazine, Vol. 22 No. 3. Dr. E. Gifford Upjohn served as a director of the National Citizens Committee of the World Health Organization and as national chairman of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association. He served on the Governor's Citizen's Committee on Higher Education, was a member of the Kalamazoo County Board of Supervisors, the City Commission, was president of the Kalamazoo Community Chest and was president of the Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine. He was chairman of the board of the Upjohn Company of Kalamazoo.
- Date Created:
- 1964-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
