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.
Louis Weschler was a Professor of Public Programs.
The Rio Salado Project began in the College of Architecture in the fall of 1966 when Dean James Elmore proposed to the studio faculty "Let's do something with the (Salt) River." This is a collection of videos describing the progress of the project since students presented their work over 50 years ago. The most prominent development is the Tempe Town Lake.
Video History Interview of Legendary ASU Baseball Coach, Bobby Winkles who led the team to 3 National Championships in 5 years.
Interview with Val Peterson, retired Director for Facility Management at ASU from 1988 till 2000.
Interview of Hal White, Professor Emeritus of the W P Carey College of Business, covering his life before ASU and his Career at ASU.
An Interview with Dan Jankowski, Associate Dean of Engineering and member of the Mechanical Engineering faculty.
An Interview with Dean Smith who served as ASU's Director of Publications. Smith discusses the SIZE and FOOTPRINT of the ASU Tempe Campus in 1940.
An Interview with Lonnie Ostrom, President of the ASU Foundation
Dr. J. Russell Nelson came to ASU in 1981 to be University President and he retired in 1989. He was born in Oregon but grew up in California and Utah. He received his PhD from UCLA and proceeded to teach at the University of Minnesota. He honed his administrative skills at the University of Colorado. When he arrived at ASU he was given the task of moving the university to a research university. In the interview he talks about the lack of teaching space and the effort required to reorient the faculties’ focus. Nelson spoke at length about several buildings, Hayden Library and the Nelson Fine Arts Center. There is discussion about getting around the Regents to get funding for the West Campus and the effort required to clean up the athletic department.
An Interview with Al McHenry, Director of Engineering Technology