Gus Turbeville. 8th president (1975–1977).

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Gus Turbeville. 8th president (1975–1977).

Title: Gus Turbeville.

Title: 8th president (1975–1977).

Record Type: portraits

Record Type: photography (discipline)

Record Type: photographs

Record Type: black-and-white photographs

Date: 1975

Description: Photographic portrait of President Turbeville sitting in a cushioned arm chair with one arm leaning on a rounded table. Turbeville wears a bold suit jacket with thick vertical stripes, and a necktie with bold geometric shapes. A bookcase and fireplace are on the wall behind him. Gus Turbeville was a graduate of Vanderbilt University and earned his AM degree from Louisiana State University and his PhD in social psychology from Michigan State University. He came to Emerson in the fall of 1975 from Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina. President Turbeville consolidated various departments into divisions so they would operate more efficiently and effectively. The chairs of these divisions were elected by their departments, a first at Emerson. Turbeville felt a genuine concern for his students and faculty and was well liked by the students. He was able to connect with students on a daily basis because he lived on the 10th floor of the 100 Beacon Street dormitory and often dined in the student dining hall. Turbeville’s short presidency was marked by accomplishment, most notably bringing national visibility to the College through various public events that emphasized and increased its positive image.

Extent: 10 x 7.97 in.

Subject: College presidents

Subject: College administrators

Collection: RG 004.05 Office of Communication & Marketing Prints and Negatives Collection

Location: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections

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Language: English

Identifier: batch4_010a.jpg

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