Hail We Akron!
The Third Fifty Years of The University of Akron, 1970 to 2020
… gathers memories, impressions, and opinions of alumni, friends, stakeholders, and donors about Akron’s hometown college since its achievement of state status, the third phase of its transformation from Buchtel College and the municipal university. A celebratory collection rather than a chronicle, it gives voice to those who worked and studied here, to the sportsfans and concertgoers, the taxpayers and the angels, the employers of graduates and the vendors of goods and services. Instead of the authority of a single narrative, it offers the range of a panorama and the variety of a collage. It is a grassroots report.
Upload your stories and pictures and we might use them in one of our books or on one of our web pages!
Compiled and edited by Mark Auburn, ’67, Vic Fleischer, Kevin Kern, Janice Troutman, and others. To be published by The University of Akron Press, 2020.
Here are a few selected and unedited submissions:
Submissions from 2020
Arnold Newman, Mark Auburn
Cynthia Capers' Statement on Her Deanship, Mark Auburn
Department Heads and Chairs with Fifteen Years of Service, Mark Auburn
Devinder Malhotra, Mark Auburn
Favorite General Education Courses Alumni Association Hail We Akron! 2019 Survey, Mark Auburn
Favorite Professors, Mark Auburn
Long-Serving Leaders Since 1967, Mark Auburn
Tribute to Bruce Bell, Mark Auburn
Women Distinguished Professors, Mark Auburn
Distance Learning, John Bee
Summer Musicals at E.J. Thomas in the Early Years, John Bee
WZIP, John Bee
No Collective Identity, Toni Bisconti
Guzzetta, Caesar A. Carrino
MLK, William H. Considine
Good Study Facilities, Olivia Demas
A Natural Fit, Tamra J. Dixon
Dunaway Siblings, Barry Dunaway
Tributes, Peggy Gordon Elliot Miller
Timeline of University Buildings (1970–2019), Vic Fleischer
Paving the Way for W. Howard Fort: The University’s First African American Trustee, Gailmarie K. Fort
On Commencement, Ginger Golz
From Archives to Center, Dorothy Gruich
Tribute to Robert D. Jorgensen, William K. Guegold
Fifty Years: The University of Akron Women’s Committee, Louise Harvey
Tribute to Tom Beck, Phil Hoffman
Alexander Van Laer, Robert Huff
Alan Hart, John E. Huss
Students, Sisters, and Lifelong Friends, Beverly A. Johnson
Timeline for City of Akron–University of Akron Relations 1967–2015, Kevin Kern and Vic Fleischer
Tribute to W. Richard Wright, John A. LaGuardia
School of Dance, Theater, and Arts Administration, Lucinda Lavelli
What Were You Doing on December 1, 1969?, Ron Lederman
Akron Story Circles Project, Bill Lyons
1971-1972 Basketball Team--Four Years to Greatness, Ken MacDonald
1984-85 UA Softball Teams NCAA II Runner-Ups, Ken MacDonald
Clayton Murphy: The University of Akron’s First Olympic Medalist, Ken MacDonald
Head Coach Josi Kest Directs UA Women Basketball Teams to All-Time Bests, Ken MacDonald
Jim Dennison, Ken MacDonald
Keith Dambrot is the University's Winningest Basketball Coach, Ken MacDonald
Nancy Worsencroft – The University’s First Female Head Coach, Ken MacDonald
Team of Distinction: 1986 Soccer, Ken MacDonald
The Birth of The University of Akron's Women's Athletics, Ken MacDonald
The Birth of The University of Akron’s Women’s Athletics, Ken MacDonald
UA’s 1976 Football Team Finishes National Runner-Up, Ken MacDonald
UA Soccer Has Long History of Success, Ken MacDonald
University of Akron Athletic Conferences, Ken MacDonald
Emile Grunberg, Devinder Malhotra
Tribute to Roger Creel, Devinder Malhotra
Commencement 1983, Theodore Mallison
Tributes, Ted Mallo
Disassociation, Max Markwald
Zippy is the Winner, Ken McDonald
Tributes, William V. Muse
Tribute to Roger Ryan, William V. Muse
Steve Hallam, Professor of Management, Stephen E. Myers
Myers Industries and University of Akron Students, Steve Myers
Biomimicry, Nick Nussen
Dr. Joseph Kennedy, Nick Nussen
UA a Pioneer in Corrosion Engineering, Nick Nussen
UA Recieves Its Largest-Ever Grant to Develop Substance Abuse Prevention Program D.A.R.E., Nick Nussen
University Employees Serving in Public Office, Nick Nussen
Favorite On-Campus Studying Spaces: Alumni Association 2019 Survey, Zoe Orcutt
Off Campus Hangout Spots Alumni Association Hail We Akron! 2019 Survey, Zoe Orcutt
On-Campus Jobs: Alumni Association 2019 Survey Results, Zoe Orcutt
Institute for Civic Education (ICE)—1960s, Ann Otto
9/11, Amber Parker
Akron Symphony Orchestra, Melissa Paul
Dance, Melissa Paul
E. J. Thomas Hall, Melissa Paul
One Take, No Rehearsal: Memories of Graduations’ Past, Melissa Paul
The School of Music, Melissa Paul
Forever Changed, Renée Pipitone
Registration Day, Renée Pipitone
Tribute to Ted Curtis, Luis Proenza
Thirty Years of Teaching and Libraries, Joy Ramos
Streaking, Tim Riedinger
Theatre and Paul Daum, Neil Sapienza
Tributes, Scott Scarborough
Life as a Gay Man, James Slowiak
Thirty Years of Theatre Work and Research, James Slowiak
Philanthropy Stories, J.D. Spinner
Teaching at the C&T College, James Switzer
The Road To The University of Akron, Jim Tressel
Egypt, Janice Troutman
Awards and Recognitions, Tom Vukovich
University of Akron Amphitheater, Peggy Walchalk
The Story of Juanita Ward, Juanita Ward
Fifty Years at the Library, Del Williams
Tributes, Matthew Wilson
Political Activism at The University of Akron, Carol Yakubik
Submissions from 2019
Z88: The Soul of Akron, Kimberly Abdallah
A Doable Dream, Elizabeth Abraham
My Akron Experience, Lomenie Mongouo Akouala
Story Circles, Various Anonymous (Akron Story Circle Project Team)
Tribute to Lathardus Goggins, Mark Auburn
Biography of Sandy Auburn, Sandy Auburn
Dr. Elizabeth J. Hittle, Sandy Auburn
The School of Law and the US Supreme Court, Richard Aynes and Margery Koosed
Elections and Softball, Leslie Bell