John Handy (with a Hat) and J. Fenton McKenna (Updated three months ago)

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John Handy. 1968. Lecturer in Music. Lecturer in Black Studies after 1978. BA (1964) San Francisco State University. Handy was awarded a Bill Graham Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 at the Bay Area Music Awards. Last listed in 1981-1982.

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  • Identifier: TP-ATA-1475
  • Context: <p>J. Fenton McKenna was the Dean of Creative Arts and Professor of Theatre Arts.J. Fenton McKenna was known nationally as a leader in the professional and educational theater and allied arts. McKenna earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and law, and a doctorate in law from Santa Clara University before he did graduate work in drama and speech at Stanford and Northwestern universities. He was hired by J. Paul Leonard to establish and develop a theatre department in 1946. McKenna served as chair of Speech and Drama for sixteen years. In a surprise ceremony the 750-seat Main Auditorium in the Creative Arts Building was named in the J. Fenton McKenna Theatre in his honor on Sunday, April 23, 1972.</p>
  • Geographic Coverage: San Francisco, CA
  • Temporal Coverage: 1968-1982
  • Type: Still Image
  • Format: Negative
  • Source: San Francisco State University Archives
  • Rights: Public

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