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UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

 

180 Events from 180 Years: 1980s

1980

David V. Ragone was inaugurated as CWRU's third president.

1981

The Resources Campaign ended. This was CWRU's first university-wide campaign. It raised $215 million over 5 years. Pictured holding the sign with campaign attainment are Curtis Lee Smith, National Chairman of the campaign, President Louis A. Toepfer, and Trustee Elaine Hadden.

1982

The University's 15-member grounds staff won the Professional Grounds Maintenance Award for athletic facilities maintenance in recognition of work at Finnigan Fields.

1983

Mather Dance Center (formerly Mather Gymnasium) was home to the modern dance program which had not only a graduate training program, but also produced a full season of modern dance concerts.

1984

CWRU football team went undefeated with a record of 9-0. It was the most successful season since the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University football teams merged in 1970. Pictured here is the football team carrying Coach Jim Chapman off the field.

1985

The first outdoor, University-wide, CWRU commencement ceremony was held.

1986

Cleveland Free-Net was officially started. Originating at CWRU, Free-Net was the nation's first free, open-access community computer system. Seen here are Ohio governor Richard F. Celeste (L) and Cleveland mayor George V. Voinovich (Center) with University staff.

1987

Agnar Pytte was inaugurated as CWRU's fourth president.

1988

Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation was held, beginning a new annual tradition. The first convocation in memory of Dr. King was a memorial convocation held April 11, 1968.

1989

CWRU formally announced a five-year $350 million fund raising campaign called, "The Campaign for Case Western Reserve University." The final attainment in 1994 was $416,518,332.


Information was compiled by staff of the Case Western Reserve Archives, February 2006.