What were the various names of Albany State?

New York State Normal School (1844), New York State College for Teachers (1914), State University of New York at Albany (1962).


Where was it located?

115 to 121 State St. (1844), Lodge & Howard (1849), 
        
Willett St. (1883),

Between Washington & Western (1909-Husted, Draper, Hawley),

Expanded (1929-Richardson, Page, Milne), 
        
1400 Washington Ave. (1964).


Who were the first, current and longest tenured Presidents of the school?

             David Perkins Page    ,  

           Karen Hitchcock       ,

             Abram Brubacher      ,
          
(1915-1939)

         

          Evan Collins             
         
(1949-1969).


What were the primary downtown dorms?

          Alden, Waterbury, Brubacher, Pierce, Sayles, 
          Vanderzee…(aka Alumni Quad)


What are the main uptown quads?

           Colonial, Dutch, State, Indian, (and Freedom Quad)…


What northern properties are owned by Albany State?
  
          
Mohawk Campus and Dippikill.


What Greek goddess has a statue on campus and is also on the UAlbany seal?

           Minerva. (goddess of wisdom)


Who was the architect of the uptown campus?

Edward Durrell Stone. 
(He also designed the Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington D.C., UCal-Berkeley and the U.S. embassy in India.)  People joked that if his ears weren’t symmetrically located on his head, he would probably commit suicide.


What celebrities went to Albany State?        

Actors- Steve Guttenberg          ,
                    
                     Edward Burns              ,

                    
Harold Gould               .
 

Radio - Robin Sagon.
 

Politicians- Harvey Milk            ,

                         
Cathy Bertini           ,
            
                         
Susan Molinari       

                                          
Dick Wesley          
                         
(NYS Court of Appeals),

                          Clarence Rappleyea
                          (NYS Assembly Minority Leader), 
                          

Business-  Tom Clark,             
                President of New Business Ventures-
Nike
.

Professors- Bernard Vonnegut  
                           (Kurt’s brother),

                           William Kennedy    .