Photos: Past Inaugurations of Syracuse University Chancellors
J. Michael Haynie will be formally installed this week as the 13th chancellor and president of Syracuse University during an Investiture Ceremony at 2 p.m. on Friday in the JMA Wireless Dome. The event is part of a two-day, campuswide celebration, marking the historic University milestone.
Below, explore pictures and materials from past chancellor inaugurations, all from the Syracuse University Archives, Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries. The Special Collections Research Center is also hosting a display, “A Legacy of Leadership: The Chancellors and Presidents of Syracuse University,” on the first floor of Bird Library from Thursday, Sept. 17, to Sunday, Sept. 20, as part of the celebrations around Chancellor Haynie’s inauguration.
The program for the inauguration of Rev. James Roscoe Day, the University’s fourth and longest-tenured chancellor
Programs for the 1942 inauguration of William Tolley, the University’s seventh chancellor.
The inauguration of Chancellor William Tolley was held in Hendricks Chapel on Nov. 14, 1942.
Tolley (left) during his inauguration ceremony
Tolley (center) during his inauguration celebrations
Programs and invitation materials from the 1970 inauguration of John E. Corbally Jr., the University’s eighth chancellor.
Corbally’s inauguration was held on April 30, 1970.
University officials onstage during the inauguration ceremony for Chancellor Corbally
Chancellor Corbally (center) during his inauguration celebrations
The program for the 1991 installation of Kenneth Alan Shaw, the University’s 10th chancellor
The interior of the program for Shaw’s inauguration in 1991
Programs and event invitations for the 2004 inauguration of Nancy Cantor, the University’s 11th, and first female, chancellor.
Nancy Cantor during her inauguration celebrations
Nancy Cantor walks in during her inauguration celebrations.
Nancy Cantor during her inauguration
The inauguration ceremony of Nancy Cantor (center)
Program and materials from the inauguration of Kent Syverud, the University’s 12th chancellor, in 2014
Chancellor Syverud (right) with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (Photo By Steve Sartori)
The inauguration ceremony for Chancellor Syverud in Hendricks Chapel (Photo By Steve Sartori)
The inauguration ceremony of Chancellor Syverud (Photo By Steve Sartori)
The inauguration ceremony for Chancellor Syverud in Hendricks Chapel (Photo By Steve Sartori)
Chancellor Syverud during his inauguration festivities (Photo By Steve Sartori)
