Wesley Wentz Posvar | Digital Pitt

ca. 1967-1991

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Title
Wesley Wentz Posvar
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
ca. 1967-1991
Identifier
CHAN18.UA
Description
Portrait of Wesley Wentz Posvar, fifteenth Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh. Posvar served from 1967 to 1991. He guided the University through the tough Vietnam War years, and succeeded despite inheriting massive debt from other administrations. During his tenure more than two million square feet were added to the campus. Among the additions were Forbes Quadrangle, Benedum Hall of Engineering, Mervis Hall, Law Building, the LRDC, and other buildings. Enrollment grew, library holdings increased significantly, and more research funds were donated than ever before. He created the Honors Program (later renamed the Honors College), the University Center for International Studies, the Center for the Philosophy of Science, and other academic units.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
College presidents
Posvar, Wesley
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Pitt Administration
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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