UNC Pharmacy Photo Journey: 1963-1972
Visuals from the School through the Civil Rights Movement, a new dean, and State healthcare developments
Story by Ryan McDaniel | Published November 15, 2022
The Class of 1963
Photo of the graduating class of 1963. Historical context: 1963 was the year in which President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, as well as the year in which Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
George P. Hager Becomes Dean
In 1966 George Phillip Hager came to the UNC School of Pharmacy to assume the role of Dean. He had previously served for nine years as Dean of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota.
Class of 1966
Photo composite of the class of 1966. Local history: In November of 1966 a fire swept through the Varsity Theater, two other nearby businesses, and several apartments. Fortunately, nobody was killed or injured in the fire and the theater was remodeled.
Kappa Psi
Photos of the 1966-1967 chapter of Kappa Psi from the 1967 Yackety Yack.
Phi Delta Chi
Photos of the 1966-1967 chapter of Phi Delta Chi from the 1967 Yackety Yack.
Class of 1968
Photo composite of the class of 1968. Historical context: In April, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed at his hotel in Memphis, TN. The news of his death sent shockwaves through the Civil Rights Movement and America at large.
Class of 1969
Photo composite of the class of 1969. Historical context: In July, 1969, NASA succeeded in JFK's 1961 challenge: "achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth."
Class of 1970
Photo composite of the class of 1970 and images from around the School in the 1969-70 academic year. In this academic year, the School's enrollment exceeded 500 students for the first time.
Kappa Psi House Opened
Upon learning their original house on Franklin St. was to be bought and knocked down by the Town of Chapel Hill, the brothers of Kappa Psi began a drive to raise funds to build a new house. Through a grass-roots fundraising effort, they succeeded in securing the funds they needed and opened the new Kappa Psi House on Finley Golf Course Rd. in 1970.
Class of 1971
Composite photo of the class of 1971. Historical context: John Lennon recorded his second album, Imagine, in 1971 and released it that same year.
Class of 1972
Composite photo of the class of 1972. The North Carolina Area Health Education Center (NC AHEC) model was established to address national and state concerns with the supply, distribution, and retention of health care professionals.
