Banks, Samuel Alston


Noel Potter at Commencement, 1979
Noel Potter at Commencement, 1979

Noel Potter, a geology professor, speaks at Commencement on May 20,  1979. 

On Potter's left is President Samuel A. Banks and on Potter's right is Eliot F. Porter, a honorary degree recipient.  Behind Porter is Dean George Allan.

President Banks at Convocation, 1986
President Banks at Convocation, 1986

President Banks stands at the podium with another man at Convocation inside Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on September 2, 1986.

President's Cup, 1982
President's Cup, 1982

Students celebrate after receiving the President's Cup from President Banks at the Homecoming football game on October 16, 1982.

Return of the mermaid at Homecoming, 1975
Return of the mermaid at Homecoming, 1975

A student returns the mermaid (a replica, which was crafted in the late 1960s, after the original was placed in the college archives) to President Banks at the Homecoming football game on October 4, 1975.

Charles Sellers at Commencement, 1979
Charles Sellers at Commencement, 1979

Charles Coleman Sellers (center) receives a honorary degree from President Samuel A. Banks as Dean George Allan looks on. Sitting behind President Banks is George F. Kennan.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon with President Banks, 1984
Sigma Alpha Epsilon with President Banks, 1984

Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon with President Samuel Banks and Music Professor Truman Bullard in 1984.

Adlai Stevenson III at Commencement, 1976
Adlai Stevenson III at Commencement, 1976

United States Senator Adlai Stevenson III (center) receives an honorary Doctor of Laws from President Banks while trustee Samuel Witwer ('30) looks on at Commencement on May 16, 1976.

Desmond Tutu receives Honorary Degree, 1984
Desmond Tutu receives Honorary Degree, 1984

Bishop Desmond Tutu receives an honorary degree from President Banks at Commencement on May 20, 1984.

Wheel and Chain, 1984
Wheel and Chain, 1984

A member of Wheel and Chain accepts an item from President Samuel Banks at an event outside Bosler Hall in 1984.

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