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Abstract
Interview Session 01 (Audio)
Building Capacity in IL Higher Education; 1969 to early 1980’s
Interview Session 02 (Audio)
System Enhancement and Quality Performance; mid-1980’s to 1998
Photos
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IL Board of Higher Education (IBHE) staff from the years Dr. Wagner served as Executive Director. The staff was attending a reunion at UIS in 2012. Dr. Donald Prince, Chair of the IL Board of Higher Education from 1974 to 1980, is in the front, center.
Where:
UIS
When:
2012
Ownership:
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During a 1981 meeting in his office, Gov. Jim Thompson joked with IBHE Exec Dir Dr. Richard Wagner that the Governor’s Office also had data. Also present were the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Art Quern and his Education Asst., Rich McClure.
Where:
Gov. Jim Thompson's Office
When:
1981
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
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Standing: SIU Pres Dr. Kenneth “Buzz” Shaw, Illinois College Pres. Dr. Donald Mundinger, Seated: U of I Pres Dr. Stanley Ikenberry, IBHE Exec Dir Dr. Richard Wagner, during a visit to St. Louis newspaper editorial boards to garner support for a 1983 tax increase.
Where:
St. Louis, MO
When:
circa 1983
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
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Some of Governor Jim Edgar staff members gathered for a photo in the Governor’s office in 1997. From left to right, Tom Livingston, Governor Jim Edgar, IBHE Exec Dir Dr. Richard Wagner, and Senior Advisor to the Governor Mike Lawrence.
Where:
Governor's office
When:
1997
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.