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Pritchard, Ross, 1924-2020

 Person

Biography

In 1978, Pritchard was installed as the 14th Chancellor of the University at the August 10 Summer Commencement ceremony. Pritchard officially started July 3, 1978. In 1984, the Board of Trustees fire Pritchard as Chancellor. Pritchard died in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on July 8, 2020, reportedly of Alzheimer’s disease.

Citation:
Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg. 187).

Board of Trustees Minutes – Volume S: page 121.

Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg. 193).

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Chancellor's Concluding Remarks to the Class of 1980, May 30, 1980, 1980 May 30

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Identifier: U138.0005.0001.00002
Abstract

Text of the commencement address by the Chancellor's of the University, Ross Pritchard delivered at the University of Denver, May 30, 1980.

Dates: 1980 May 30

Commencement Address, June 2, 1979, 1979 June 2

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Identifier: U138.0004.0014.00002
Abstract

Text of the commencement address by the Chancellor of the University Ross Pritchard, delivered at the University of Denver, June 2, 1979.

Dates: 1979 June 2

"Together - I Believe We Can...", 1978 August 18

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Identifier: U138.0004.0013.00002
Abstract

Text of the Commencement address "Together - I Believe We Can..." and remarks by Ross Pritchard, University of Denver, August 18, 1978 in response to investiture as Fourteenth Chancellor of the University of Denver.

Dates: 1978 August 18

University of Denver Chancellor's Commencement Address, August, 15, 1980, 1980 August 15

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Identifier: U138.0005.0002.00002
Abstract

Text of the commencement address by the Chancelor of the University, Ross Pritchard, delivered at the Unversity of Denver, August 15, 1980.

Dates: 1980 August 15