United States. National Bureau of Standards;
Washington Technical Institute
The WTI campus was on the site formerly occupied by the National Bureau of Standards. Beginning in 1967, the old testing laboratories of the National Bureau of Standards were modified into technical classrooms; government offices remodeled with...
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Washington Technical Institute;
Dennard, Cleveland;
Johnson, Lyndon, 1908-1973;
Morse, Wayne, 1900-1974;
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute -- Presidents.
Cleveland Dennard with President Lyndon Johnson, Sen. Wayne Morse (D-OR), and DC Mayor Walter Washington, at the signing of legislation establishing Washington Technical Institute and Federal City College [Public Law 89-791]. Title II of the...
Federal City College -- Presidents;
Russell, Wendell R.
Wendell R. Russell (1926- ) was the fourth president of Federal City College. He served from 1974 through 1977, when Federal City College merged with DCTC and WTI to form the University of the District of Columbia. From 1970 through 1974, Dr....
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- District of Columbia Teachers College;
Cooke, Paul P.;
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Presidents
Upon the merging of DCTC, FCC, and WTI, to form the University of the District of Columbia, Dr. Cooke retired as President of DCTC. He remained active with the University of the District of Columbia, and chaired its History Committee. In 1986, UDC...
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute. Nursing Program
Nursing became an attractive profession because of the shortage of people in that profession. WTI graduates found work at hospitals, nursing homes, and community health agencies.
Signs and signboards -- Washington (D.C.) -- Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute -- Buildings
Dennard, Cleveland;
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute -- Presidents.
Dr. Cleveland Leon Dennard (1929-1992) was the founding president of the Washington Technical institute, a predecessor to UDC. Dennard was appointed to the post by president Lyndon B. Johnson at a time when the city’s government functions were...
In 1965, Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Or) introduced legislation in the US Senate to authorize the establishment of a public four-year and master’s degree level college; Rep. Ancher Nelsen (R-MN) introduced a similar bill in the US House. After a...