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 18 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.
Pritchard, Dr. Ross - Photos, 1978-1982
Pritchard, Ross, between 1984-1989
Black and white print of portrait of University of Denver Chancellor Ross Pritchard.
Pritchard, Ross - Photos, 1978-1983
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.
Public Relations Caption for Coors Foundation Gift, 1983 May 25
University of Denver Public Relations caption written by Adolph "Bud" Mayer on DU Public Relations letterhead describing photo of Chancellor Ross Pritchard receiving gift from William Coors by the Adolph Coors Foundation to help defray operating costs on the Park Hill Campus. Pritchard and Coors are standing in front of the new law school building being built on that campus.
Ross Pritchard, Melvin Calvin, and Walter Koch at Seeley Mudd Building Groundbreaking, 1979
Melvin Calvin and Walter Koch, chair of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver, pose with shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Seeley Mudd Science Building on the University Park campus of the University of Denver while Chancellor Ross Pritchard picks up his shovel.
Ross Pritchard Receiving Gift from William Coors, 1983
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Ross Pritchard receiving a gift from William Coors, along with caption on enclosed Public Relations memo.
Ross Pritchard Receiving Gift from William Coors, 1983
Black and white print of University of Denver Chancellor Ross Pritchard receiving a gift from William Coors to help defray operating costs on the Park Hill Campus. Pritchard and Coors are standing in front of the new law school building being built on that campus.