1,721,420 research outputs found
Benjamin Franklin Payton (1932- )
No full textDr. Payton (1932- ) began his tenure as Tuskegee University's fifth president in 1981. Under his leadership, the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care and the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site were launched. The General Daniel " Chappie " James Center for Aerospace Science and Health Education was constructed - the largest athletic arena in the SIAC. The Kellogg Conference Center , one of 12 worldwide, was completed as a renovation and expansion of historic Dorothy Hall
George Washington Carver and painting of Yucca plant
No full textGeorge Washington Carver and unknown individual review one of his paintings. This painting is now in the Carver Museum, National Park Service, Tuskegee University, Alabama. Circa 930s
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)
No full textTuskegee rose to national prominence under the leadership of its founder, Dr. Washington (1856-1915), who headed the institution from 1881 until his death at age 59. During his tenure, institutional independence was gained in 1892, again through legislation, when Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute was granted authority to act independent of the state of Alabama.
Dr. Washington, a highly skilled organizer and fund-raiser, was counsel to American Presidents, a strong advocate of Negro business, and instrumental in the development of educational institutions throughout the South. He maintained a lifelong devotion to his institution and to his home - the South. Dr. Washington is buried on the campus of Tuskegee University near the University Chapel
Children's House. Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
No full textPhoto, circa early 1900s. Children's house was located on the main campus. Student teachers did practice teaching at the Children's House. Built in 1901, it was the elementary school for children of teachers and townspeople. Children learned gardening and farming on the two acres around the house. Students were also taught the basics of proper housework, including cooking and gardening
Part of Campus--Inspection Drill. Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
No full textPart of Campus. Inspection Drill. Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. From postcard, ca. early 19th century
Luther H. Foster (1900-1981)
No full textDr. Luther H. Foster (1900-1981) became the fourth president of Tuskegee Institute in 1953. Dr. Foster led Tuskegee through the transformational years of the Civil Rights Movement. Student action, symbolized by student martyr and SNCC member Sammy Younge, as well as legal action represented by Gomillion v. Lightfoot (1960), attests to Tuskegee ’s involvement in The Movement
Frederick D. Patterson (1901-1988)
No full textDr. Frederick D. Patterson (1901-1988) became Tuskegee University's third president in 1935. Dr. Patterson oversaw the establishment of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee . Today, nearly 75 percent of Black veterinarians in America are Tuskegee graduates.
Dr. Patterson also brought the Tuskegee Airmen flight training program to the Institute. The all-Black squadrons of Tuskegee Airmen were highly decorated World War II combat veterans and forerunners of the modern day Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Patterson is also credited with founding the United Negro College Fund, which to date has raised more than $1 billion for student aid
John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital. Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
No full textJohn A. Andrew Memorial Hospital was deicated on February 21, 1913. The result of a gift of Mrs. Charles E. Mason of Boston, Mass., wife of a Trustee of Tuskegee, the building was named in memory of her grandfather, Governor John A. Andrew of Massachusetts. After rennovations were completed in 2006, the facility is now home to the U. S. National Bioethics Center
Robert R. Moton (1867-1940)
No full textRobert R. Moton (1867-1940) was president of Tuskegee from 1915 to 1935. Under his leadership, the Tuskegee Veteran’s Administration Hospital was created on land donated by the Institute. The Tuskegee V.A. Hospital , opened in 1923, was the first and only staffed by Black professionals
- …
