Roots and Wings

 

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The Inauguration of the 36^th President

of Athens State University

Robert K. Glenn

 

INAUGURAL THEME

 

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“Roots and Wings:  An Institution Rooted in a Historical

Foundation of Building Success Stories by Providing the

Wings to Discover New Horizons”

 

Roots signify Dr. Glenn’s family connection to Athens State University – his roots on campus as defined by his great-grandfather, Edgar M. Glenn, the 23^rd President of the Institution.

 

Wings exemplify Dr. Glenn and the Institution’s focus on the future of Athens State University as a school with progressive goals, looking forward to continued successes.

 

The marriage of Roots and Wings aptly describes our confident hopes as we enter a new era at

Alabama’s oldest institution of higher learning.

 

Faculty colloquium

Athens & Higher Education in the South:

Some Historical Vignettes

 

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WELCOME

Dr. Denver Betts

Vice President, Academic Affairs

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     Higher Education in the Antebellum South

                                                                 Dr. Sean Busick

                                                                 Athens State University

 

 

     Early Colleges in Alabama before the Civil War

                                                                 Dr. Harry Joiner

                                                                 Athens State University

 

 

     Finding a History of Education in Antebellum Athens in Primary Sources

                                                                 Dr. Chris Paysinger

                                                                 Sparkman High School

 

 

     Mary Norman  McCoy’s Place in the History of Athens State University

                                                                 Dr. Ronald Fritze

                                                                 Athens State University

 

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CLOSING

Dr. Linda Shonesy

Dean, College of Business