News Release

August 8, 2007

Boise State 75th Anniversary Photo Exhibition Features Historic Snapshots from the University's History

A new exhibition in Boise State University’s Student Union Gallery showcases historic photos to mark the university’s 75th anniversary. “Treasuring the Past, Shaping the Future: 75 Years of Boise State” will run from Aug. 22-Sept. 19. An opening reception will be from 5-7 p.m. Aug. 24 in the gallery. Admission is free and open to the public. Free parking during the reception will be available in the Liberal Arts parking lot.

The exhibition features a “then and now” format, including images such as the triumphant moments from the 1980 NCAA 1-AA football championship and the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl win; a peek inside one of the first science laboratories and its modern counterpart; scenes from a luau in the 1940s and the modern day annual Hui-O-Aloha Luau; as well as decade-by-decade aerial documentation of the burgeoning campus.

The exhibition of approximately 40 photos was curated by Boise State staff photographers John Kelly and Carrie Quinney. Along with Alan Virta and Mary Carter-Hepworth of the Albertsons Library, they pored over hundreds of photos from the university’s 75 years taken by past university photographers Frank Carr, Chuck Scheer, alumni and community members.

“This has been a fun project,” Kelly said. “As we selected images, the thing that stood out was how much has changed, but also how many experiences have remained the same. Seeing so much history in the exact locations where we shoot today made the past seem more relevant than before.”

“Treasuring the Past, Shaping the Future” is part of Boise State’s 75th anniversary celebration. For more information on anniversary events, visit www.boisestate.edu/diamondyear.

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Contact: Holly Gilchrist, Student Activities, (208) 426-1223, hollygilchrist@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

Boise State University celebrates its 75th anniversary this fall. From its founding on Sept. 6, 1932, the institution has evolved from a small church-sponsored college in a downtown schoolhouse to a metropolitan research university of distinction with about 19,000 students. Visit boisestate.edu and click on the “75” button for more information.
 

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