Presidents

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.

Returning the Mermaid at Homecoming, 1950

Students return the mermaid to President William Edel during the Homecoming football game in fall 1950.

Returning the Mermaid at Homecoming, 1969

A student talks to President Howard Rubendall in the Holland Union Building about returning the stolen mermaid during Homecoming weekend in November 1969.

Returning the Mermaid at Homecoming, 1969

Students return the stolen mermaid to President Rubendall at Homecoming in November 1969.

Elton P. Richards Jr., c.1970

View of Rev. Elton Phillips Richards Jr. (left) and President Howard Rubendall (right) at an event around 1970.

Richards is a member of the Class of 1954 while President Rubendall is Class of 1931.

Rubendall at Convocation, 1974

Howard Lane Rubendall speaks at Convocation on September 4, 1974.

Rubendall Retirement Concert Rehearsal, c.1975

View of the rehearsal for President Howard Rubendall's retirement concert around 1975.

Left to Right: Dr. Truman Bullard, Dr. Howard L. Rubendall, Carolyn Rubendall, Dr. Fred Petty, and Michael Haran (guest cellist)

President Rubendall with Students at Commencement, 1961

President Howard Rubendall speaks with several students at Commencement on June 4, 1961. 

Left to Right: Edward Phillips, President Howard Rubendall ('31), Stephan Marini, and Macy Potamkin

President Howard Rubendall at Commencement, 1964

President Howard Rubendall (right) walks up the steps of the Alumni Gymnasium at Commencement on June 7, 1964.

Howard L. Rubendall, c.1965

President Howard Rubendall, a member of the Class of 1931, and Carolyn Rubendall leave a house during winter.

President Howard L. Rubendall, c.1965

A sketch of President Howard L. Rubendall, by N. H. Scheirer.

President Rubendall at his desk, c.1965

President Howard L. Rubendall sits at his desk around 1965.

Howard L. Rubendall, c.1965

President Howard Rubendall, a member of the Class of 1931, and Carolyn Rubendall around 1965.

Howard and Carolyn Rubendall, 1961

President Howard Rubendall and Carolyn Rubendall (right) at a formal event on June 4, 1961. The Rubendalls are speaking with Frances Vuilleumier.

President Howard L. Rubendall, 1961

President Howard L. Rubendall sits on a bench with two other men on June 4, 1961.

President Rubendall at Baccalaureate, 1961

President Howard L. Rubendall, a member of the Class of 1931, speaks at the Baccalaureate service on June 4, 1961 in Allison Methodist Church.

Presidents Rubendall and Malcolm, 1961

President Howard L. Rubendall (left) and former President Gilbert Malcolm at opening Convocation in September 1961.

President Howard Rubendall, 1961

President Howard Rubendall (far right) and his wife speak to former President Gilbert Malcolm (far left) and trustee Boyd Lee Spahr at an event in 1961.

President Rubendall's Inauguration, 1961

President Howard L. Rubendall, a member of the Class of 1931, stands with faculty members at his inauguration on October 28, 1961

President Rubendall and Professor Andrews, 1961

President Howard Rubendall and his wife speak to Political Science Professor Bruce Andrews and his wife at an event on December 18, 1961.

Left to Right: Professor Andrews, Carolyn Rubendall, Marjorie Andrews, President Rubendall

Howard L. Rubendall, 1962

President Howard L. Rubendall speaks to a group in the Alumni Gymnasium in 1962.

President Rubendall at Matriculation weekend, 1962

View of President Howard L. Rubendall and Carolyn Rubendall at Matriculation weekend in fall 1962. Religion Professor Samuel Magill is also at the event with his wife.

President Rubendall, 1962

President Rubendall, a member of the Class of 1931, at a formal event with his wife, Carolyn, in 1962.

Howard L. Rubendall, 1963

President Howard L. Rubendall sits at a table at an event on May 30, 1963.

President Rubendall with students, 1963

President Howard L. Rubendall sits with a group of students in June 1963.

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