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Joe Patti Lectures
Pensacola seafood entrepreneur, Joe Patti, lectures to Biology class, November 1970. |
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John Frenkel & T.T. Wentworth
John H. Frenkel, Sr., General Manager of the Pensacola Interstate Fair, and T. T. Wentworth, President of the Pensacola Interstate Fair, present a a scholarship check for $1,500 to President Crosby, May 11, 1970. Assisting with the presentation, in the background, is John H. Frenkel, Jr., Assistant Manager of the Pensacola Interstate Fair and a Pensacola City Councilman. The Pensacola Interstate Fair, for many years, distributed profits to educational and nonprofit organizations, including the University of West Florida. |
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Alumni Reunite on USS Kennedy
Three former UWF alumni reunite on deck of U.S.S. John F. Kennedy, on the Mediterranean Sea, November 1970. |
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Blind Children Tour Nature Trail with Joe Edmisten
Blind children tour the Edward Ball Nature Trail with Joe Edmisten, 1971. |
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Naval ROTC
President Crosby looks on as the first Naval ROTC charter class is sworn in September 1972 at UWF. The midshipmen sworn-in are (left to right): Patrick Clifton, William A. Tucker, Jr., Michael C. Applegate, Clayton David Hicks, Robert A. Kaylor, Paul K. Scapecchi, Richard S. McKenzie, Commander Robert E. Blandine (professor of naval science who administered the oath), Darrell S. Mills, John S. Windley, Albon Curry Diamond III, Michael E. Seipert, James A. Libbey, Mark Evan Zeitvogel, Larry L. Cannon and Richard A. Webb. |
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Child Care Center
UWF Child Care Center tours Navy Flying Club planes, November 1973. |
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Governor Reubin Askew
Florida Governor Reubin Askew accepts plaque designating UWF’s Small Business Development Center from A. Vernon Weaver, Administrator of the Small Business Administration, February 1978. |
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Vince Whibbs at Commencement
Vince Whibbs awarded UWF Honorary Degree, the Doctor of Public Service, at Commencement December 15, 1984 in recognition of his outstanding service to community organizations such as United Way, Junior Achievement, Chamber of Commerce, and Pensacola Council on the Navy League. He was also a member of the University of West Florida Foundation as well as trustee of Pensacola Junior College and a member of Springhilll College Board of Regents (Mobile, AL). He is more known as Pensacola’s long-time Mayor. |
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Career Fair for Escambia County Schools
UWF hosts Career Fair for Escambia County schools, March 1991. |
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Buzz Ritchie
Florida Representative Buzz Ritchie, UWF Foundation, presents University Capital Campaign to members of the Faculty Senate, July 1993. |
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Luna Anchor
This 438-year-old anchor was raised from the Emanuel Point Shipwreck archaeology site on October 29, 1997 by the UWF Archaeological Institute. The anchor, believed to be from one of Tristan de Luna’s ships, weighs 950 pounds. Seven of Luna’s ships were destroyed by a hurricane that struck Pensacola in September 1559; their loss, especially of supplies, doomed the early colony in La Florida. |
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UWF Trolley
UWF Trolleys Argo and Enterprise came to campus in January 2003. |
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Maritime Entrance
In 2006, city residents voted to establish the Community Maritime Park on Pensacola Bay in downtown Pensacola. Plans for the park include a stadium, conference center, maritime museum, space for UWF education and programs, as well as commercial and retail space. This architectural rendition depicts the planned entrance to the park, scheduled to open in 2009. |
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Archaeological Dig at T.T. Wentworth
UWF Archaeology dig for Fort at Pensacola in front of T. T. Wentworth State Museum. |
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