1981 Commencement Ceremony, Eddie H. Burchette
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- 1981 Commencement Ceremony, Eddie H. Burchette
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- From left to right: NC Governor James Hunt, Mike Ernest (Burchette's interpretor) and Eddie Burchette. Hunt shaking hands with Burchette. Photo used in 1981 Buccaneer with caption: North Carolina Governor James Hunt congratulates Eddie Burchette on graduation day, May 8, as Mike Ernest interprets his message. Burchette, who is hearing-impaired, received his degree in Geography and credits the Hearing Impaired Student Services program for assisting him. Burchette later accepted a position as an instructor of sign language courses at ECU. Writing on the back reads "Hunt, Earnest [sp.], Burchette p. 96 1981 Buccaneer." A label on the back of the photo reads "ECU News Bureau Photo by Marianne Baines."
- Date
- May 08, 1981
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- photographs
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- Local Identifier
- UA55.01.2368
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- Subject(s)
- Burchette, Eddie
- Hard of hearing people--North Carolina--Greenville
- Hunt, James B., 1937-
- East Carolina University--Faculty
- Commencement ceremonies--North Carolina--Greenville
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- Location of Original
- University Archives
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