University Archives: A Photographic History of UNC: Graduations

	The photograph on the left is of the 1905 Colorado Normal School graduating class on the steps of the Normal School building.  The Normal School period was from 1889-1911.  The photograph on the right, from the 1913 Cache la Poudre, proudly displays the name by which we were known from 1911-35, Colorado Teachers College (CTC)
Doctoral degree recipients have always received significant support from families and friends.  The middle picture was taken of doctoral wives at the 1959 summer commencement.
Over the years, more than 75 honorary degrees were presented to prominent citizens who made significant contributions to our institutional mission.  Pictured here is Jaime Escalante of Stand and Deliver fame; he received his honorary doctorate in 1990.
Graduation is definitely one of the most thrilling of all academic ceremonies. At UNC, the spring ceremonies have been planned outdoors, first in the Garden Theater on central campus and now in Nottingham Field on the west campus.