ASU Retirees Association (ASURA) Video History Project Interviews
This collection includes interviews of Arizona State University retirees, including administrators, faculty, and staff. The video interviews were conducted by the ASU Retirees Association (ASURA) beginning in 2001. Videos are approximately 1 hour each.
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- All Subjects: Annual Medleys
- All Subjects: Human Communication
- All Subjects: Rose Bowl
Selected clips from the Video History Project for the 2017 ASURA annual meeting.
Robert (Coach) Fleming was Professor of Music, Associate Director of Bands, and Director of Marching Band from 1974-2002, Coach Fleming grew up in a music family playing the flute. He briefly taught in high school, before moving to the University of Tennessee at Martin where he was band director for seven years. The interview touches on numerous topics and stories including winning the Sudler Trophy, performing at the 1991 Midwest Band Orchestra Clinic, conducting at Carnegie Hall, both ASU Rose Bowl appearance, etc. The interview ends with various discussions of the importance of the Band as a family
A collection of parts of five interviews with Chuck Backus, Paige Mulhollan, Russ Nelson, Lattie Coor, and Kristin Valentine that show the changing attitude of ASU to its community from the late 60s to 2000.. The medley was prepared for the ASURA 2021 Zoom Annual Meeting
Kristin Valentine came to ASU in 1976 and joined the Communication faculty in the Fine Arts College. She retired as professor of Human Communication in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication twenty-eight years later. Kristin describes what oral interpretation of literature is and the interview includes numerous examples of oral interp and how it enhanced the transfer of new ideas to an audience / community. The interview covers the creation of the School of Public Programs and the changing role of women at ASU. The interview ends with a discussion of the importance of community.
Selected clips from the Video History Project for the 2019 ASURA annual meeting.
Selected clips from the Video History Project for the 2018 ASURA annual meeting.
Selected clips from the Video History Project for the 2016 ASURA annual meeting.
Selected clips from the Video History Project for the 2010 ASURA annual meeting.
Selected clips from the Video History Project for the 2015 ASURA annual meeting.
Gale Richards was a Professor of Communications