Pritchard, Ross, 1924-2020
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 7 Collections and/or Records:
Chancellor's Concluding Remarks to the Class of 1980, May 30, 1980, 1980 May 30
Text of the commencement address by the Chancellor's of the University, Ross Pritchard delivered at the University of Denver, May 30, 1980.
Commencement Address, June 2, 1979, 1979 June 2
Text of the commencement address by the Chancellor of the University Ross Pritchard, delivered at the University of Denver, June 2, 1979.
Program of the Inaugural and Commencement Ceremonies University of Denver August 18, 1978, 1978 August 18
Program for the University of Denver Inaugural ceremony for the charge and investiture of Ross Pritchard as the Fourteenth Chancellor of the University of Denver as well as for the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral commencement ceremony, August 18, 1978. Honorary degree recipient: Allan O. Pfnister, Doctor of Laws, former executive vice chancellor and acting chancellor of the University of Denver. Remarks by: Ross Pritchard, Chancellor of the University.
"Together - I Believe We Can...", 1978 August 18
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.
University of Denver Chancellor's Commencement Address, August, 15, 1980, 1980 August 15
Text of the commencement address by the Chancelor of the University, Ross Pritchard, delivered at the Unversity of Denver, August 15, 1980.
University of Denver Commencement Program, 1979 June 2
Program for the University of Denver undergraduate, graduate and doctoral commencement ceremony, June 2, 1979. Honorary degree recipients: Edward E. Pringle, Doctor of Laws; Normand Lockwood, Doctor of Humane Letters. Closing remarks by: Ross Pritchard, Chancellor of the University.
University of Denver Commencement Program, 1979 August 17
Program for the University of Denver undergraduate, graduate and doctoral commencement ceremony, August 17, 1979. Closing remarks by: Ross Pritchard, Chancellor of the University.