FTU Grads Named
Dublin Core
Title
FTU Grads Named
Alternative Title
FTU Grads Named
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Florida Technological University
Schools
Colleges
Universities and colleges--Florida
Description
A newspaper article published by The Oviedo Outlook on May 26, 1977. The article lists the local graduates of Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) during the spring semester of 1977. Lee R. Scherer, Director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center, was the guest speaker at the commencement ceremony to be held on June 10.
Florida Technological University (FTU) was founded by the Florida Legislature in 1963 and opened in 1968. The intended goal of the university was to train personnel to support the U.S. space program at the John F. Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. In 1978, Reubin Askew renamed FTU the University of Central Florida (UCF). By 2014, enrollment preacher over 60,000 students. While the main campus is located at 4000 Central Florida Boulevard in Orlando, there are also 12 satellite campuses.
Florida Technological University (FTU) was founded by the Florida Legislature in 1963 and opened in 1968. The intended goal of the university was to train personnel to support the U.S. space program at the John F. Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. In 1978, Reubin Askew renamed FTU the University of Central Florida (UCF). By 2014, enrollment preacher over 60,000 students. While the main campus is located at 4000 Central Florida Boulevard in Orlando, there are also 12 satellite campuses.
Source
Original newspaper article: "FTU Grads Named." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 4, No. 40, May 26, 1977, page 3: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Publisher
The Oviedo Outlook
Date Created
ca. 1977-05-26
Date Copyrighted
1977-05-26
Date Issued
1977-05-26
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "FTU Grads Named." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 4, No. 40, May 26, 1977, page 3.
Is Part Of
"The Oviedo Outlook, Volume 4, Number 40, May 26, 1977." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5659.
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
153 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Florida Technological University, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by The Oviedo Outlook.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by The Oviedo Outlook and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"A History of Central Florida, Episode 45: Diploma Plate." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5523.
"History." University of Central Florida. http://www.ucf.edu/50/history/.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 newspaper article
Collection
Citation
“FTU Grads Named,” RICHES, accessed May 23, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5672.