RU History
Places & Events
Unveiling of Portrait
of David Wilbur Peters
| The portrait of David Wilbur Peters, second president of Radford University, was unveiled in the John Preston McConnell Library on October 28, 1949. The portrait first hung in what is now the library vestibule on the west wall (near the present-day handicap access elevator). The portrait now hangs in the Circulation Hall of McConnell Library to the left of the Radford Rooms. (Click here to view the portrait or to read the article from the Grapurchat student newspaper which describes the dedication ceremonies. Click the "Back" button on your browser to return to this page.) |
Above: Dr. Peters portrait is unveiled by his grand- children Clark Cunningham and Barbara Wilborn Right: Walter Newman, President of Virginia Tech |
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| Below: Peters stands with his wife, daughters and their families.
From left to right: Charles Clark Cunningham, Jr., Mary Peters Cunningham, Anne Bruce Peters, David Peters, Barbara Peters Wilborn, and James Wilborn, Jr. Charles Clark Cunningham III and Barbara Bruce Wilborn are standing in front. Susan Peters, the youngest daughter, was away at college and unable to attend the ceremonies. |
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