Mr. W. Gibbs McKenney ('39) and his wife Florence Rea McKenney stand in the courtyard of the newly finished McKenney Hall during the dedication ceremony on October 13, 1973. President Howard Rubendall ('31), who presided over the event, stands to the left.
Dr. Henry Eyring (right) receives the Priestley Award from President Rubendall on March 28, 1974.
President Howard Rubendall mingles with the Class of 1929 at their Forty-fifth Reunion.
L to R: Hester Cunningham, Betsy McCoy, President Rubendall ('31), Verna Long.
Philosophy Professor Frederick Ferré holds the Mace during Commencement on June 2, 1974. President Howard Rubendall is behind Professor Ferré.
Howard Lane Rubendall speaks at Convocation on September 4, 1974.
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 Howard L. Rubendall talks to several media outlets in Memorial Hall around 1975.
President Rubendall is laughing with his wife, Carolyn, during a "Testimonial to Dr. Howard L. Rubendall" event.
View of President Howard L. Rubendall around 1975.
President Howard Rubendall ('31) stands behind the macebearer with other faculty members during the academic procession at Commencement on June 1, 1975.
Henry Steele Commager, a History Professor at Amherst College, is standing next to Rubendall. Commager delivers the Commencement address.
Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu shakes President Howard Rubendall's hand as she receives an honorary Doctor of Science during Commencement on June 1, 1975.
Biology Professor Barbara McDonald is standing behind Dr. Wu.
President Banks speaks during his inauguration on September 20, 1975.
President Banks (left) talks with Theodore Friend, President-Elect of Swarthmore College, during Banks' inauguration on September 20, 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.
Zelda Fichandler receives the 1976 Arts Award. Stage producer and director, she is best known as co-founder and longtime artistic director of the Arena Stage Theater in Washington, DC. President Banks is standing behind Fichandler.
Dr. John Kemeny (left) holds the Priestley Award he received on March 8, 1976. President Samuel Alston Banks (center) stands next to Dr. Kemeny.
President Samuel Banks stands at the podium at Commencement on May 16, 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.
W. Frank Blair (right), 1977 Priestley Award recipient, with President Samuel Banks.
View of the Kline Center groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, May 18, 1979.
This photo features President Banks, outgoing President of the Board of Trustees Samuel W. Witwer ('30), as well as Chairman of the Special Planning Committee and incoming President of the Board of Trustees William S. Masland.
President of the Board of Trustees Samuel Weiler Witwer (Class of 1930) and President Samuel Banks (right) present former President Howard Rubendall with a special award at Commencement on May 20, 1979.
Hanna Gray, who receives a honorary Doctor of Laws, stands with trustee Samuel Witwer (Class of 1930) and President Samuel Banks at Commencement on May 20, 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.
