Yvone Y. Clark, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Has the Distinction of Being the First African American Woman to Earn a Masters Degree in Engineering. Y.Y. Clark Is Known as the "First Lady" of the Tennessee State University...
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Wilson Teachers College;
Hager, Walter;
Wilson Teachers College;
Wilson Teachers College -- Presidents
Dr. Walter E. Hager (1895-1990) was appointed president of Wilson Teachers College in 1941. He earned is Bachelors in Science from the University of Nebraska in 1916; his A.M. from Columbia University in 1927, and his PhD from Columbia University...
Wilson Normal School;
Wilson Teachers College;
Wilson Teachers College -- Buildings
In 1911, Congress appropriated funds for a new building, which was constructed at Eleventh and Harvard Streets, NW, and completed by 1912. The new building was occupied in 1913, under the name – James Ormond Wilson Normal School, who was...
Wilson Normal School;
Wilson Normal School -- Buildings
Wilson Teachers College;
Wilson Teachers College -- Buildings
In 1911, Congress appropriated funds for a new building, which was constructed at Eleventh and Harvard Streets, NW, and completed by 1912. The new building was occupied in 1913, under the name – James Ormond Wilson Normal School, who was...
This Is a Black and White Photo of William J. Hale, Jr. (President William J. Hale's Son) Taken in 1931. He Was President of the Senior Class, President of Anderson-Billy Hale, Jr. Club, Member of Omega Psi Phi and Phi Beta Tau Organizations.
W. J. Hale, the First President of Tennesse Agricultural and Industrial State Normal School (Now Tennessee State University), Was Married to the Former Hattie E. Hodgkins in 1913. He Is Pictured Here With His Wife and Young Daughter. They Also Had...
Bennett College -- Campus Building; Buildings; College Buildings; Dining Hall
Wilbur F. Steele Hall Was Completed in 1922 and is One of the Earliest Buildings on Campus. It Was Designed as a Dining Facility. The Building Was Named in Honor of Wilbur F. Steele, the President of Bennett College From 1881-1889. In 2004 the...
United States. National Bureau of Standards;
Washington Technical Institute
The original 32 acre site where WTI was housed is near the National Zoological Gardens on the south, Rock Creek Park on the east, and the shopping areas of Chevy Chase and Reno Road to the west.
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia – Convocations..
UDC held its first annual convocation on September 27, 1995, in the University Auditorium. The purpose of the convocation, according to Mary Pittman, Executive Assistant to the President is, “To remember our roots, our history; the University...
Green, Robert;
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia – Presidents
Dr. Robert Green served as the third President of UDC, serving from 1983 through 1985.
From 1965-1967, Dr. Green worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.as Education Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Green was considered...
Radio – Washington (D.C.) -- University of the District of Columbia;
WUDC
WUDC was a 4,000-watt station, licensed to the University of the District of Columbia – hence the call letters – WUDC. UDC had to sell its radio station to raise the money it needed as an educational institution. WUDC was never a financial...
Sessoms, Allen;
University of the District of Columbia
Dr. Allen Sessoms, former president of Delaware State University, is the current president of UDC. His tenure began on September 1, 2008. Previously, he served as President of Delaware State University (2003- 2008). He received his BS from Union...
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia. Faculty Senate
The UDC Faculty Senate is composed of elected members of the faculty and is charged with ensuring the maintenance of quality and integrity in the academic programs of the University.
The Senate is a democratically structure deliberative body. It...
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia -- Buildings
Front of Van Ness Campus, showing buildings 38 and 39. In 1976, phase I construction was completed for the Van Ness Campus is completed. It included Buildings 32, 38, and 39.
Southern University and A & M College--Students; Activists; Riots & demonstrations;
East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputies taking positions in front of the Academic Building. The State Police armored vehicle "Big Bertha" is in the background.
Classic Honors Winningest Coach in College Football.
In 1941, Eddie Robinson Became Coach at the Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute. Classic Honors Winningest Coach In College Football. Launching the First Annual Classic Is an Appropriate Tribute to Eddie Robinson, Who Has Coached 577...
The Bulletin of Tennessee A. & I. State College Was a Publication Sent Out to Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Friends. This Issue Is May, 1930, Pt.2, Volume XVIII, no. 8.
The Bulletin of Tennessee A. & I. State College Was a Publication Sent Out to Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Friends. This Issue Is October-November, 1927, Volume XVI, no. 2 & 3.
