S. Ernest Vandiver Hall Dedication
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Title
S. Ernest Vandiver Hall Dedication
Subject
The Dedication of S. Ernest Vandiver Hall
Description
A dedication ceremony was held Sept. 26, 2009 to officially name a student residence hall at the University of Georgia in honor of former Gov. Ernest Vandiver. Speakers for the ceremony included former UGA President Michael F. Adams and Vandiver’s daughter, Jane Kidd of Athens. The University System of Georgia Board of Regents gave UGA permission to name the residence hall for Vandiver to recognize his contributions to higher education in Georgia and their support for UGA. Vandiver, who died in 2005, was governor of Georgia from 1959 to 1963. A native of Lavonia, he received degrees in business and law from UGA. During his administration, state funding for public higher education rose 29 percent. UGA received state appropriations for several residence halls and other major buildings including the physics, biological sciences, chemistry, geography/geology, and poultry science buildings as well as the pharmacy building and Stegeman Coliseum. However, Vandiver’s lasting legacy is his leadership in keeping UGA open in the face of efforts by other state leaders to close the school rather than accept racial integration in 1961.
Creator
The Red & Black
Source
UGA Housing
Publisher
The Red & Black
Date
September 26, 2009
Language
English
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Portrait of Governor Vandiver
Image of Vandiver Hall entrance
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Collection
Citation
The Red & Black, “S. Ernest Vandiver Hall Dedication,” Mapping Nature ~ English 1102 Fall 2019, accessed May 3, 2024, https://mapping-nature.org/omeka2019/items/show/9.