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 4 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.
"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.