The Installation ceremony was held in Williams
Gymnasium on April 25, 1959. President Ridley was the institution's
fifth chief executive office and eventually its third President
Emeritus. He came to STC as the first African-American to earn an
Ed.D from the University of Virginia.
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Faculty and Distinguished Guests at President Walter Nathaniel Ridley's Installation, 1959
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