Matthew Winston, Essex Finney, Charlie Yates, and Lindsay Cherry, left to right.. A Reunion Forty Years Later. Reunion of the four Virginia Tech students who roomed with Mrs. Janie Hoge at 306 East Clay St., Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Yates is a…
Dr. Essex Finney in his office in Philadelphia. In 1988, Dr. Finney was appointed to the Federal Senior Executive Service while he was the Associate Director of the North Atlantic Area of ARS, USDA. Later he became Director of the Beltsville…
Dr. Essex Finney, left, Dean Wilbur Meir, and Mrs. Rosa Ellen Finney. The College of Engineering at Pennsylvania State University presented Dr. Finney an Outstanding Engineering Alumnus Award in recognition of "his expertise in agricultural research,…
President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Essex Finney. President Jimmy greeted Dr. Essex Finney in the Oval Office. Finney served from July 1980 to June 1981 in the Office of the Science Advisor to the President in Washington, D.C. At that time, Dr. Frank…
Essex Finney at Princeton University. In 1973-74, Dr. Finney was a Princeton Fellow in Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. He is shown on the left in the second row. Essex was a member of the Class of Mid-Career…
Essex Finney, and staff of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Dr. Finney joined the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in 1965 as a Research Agricultural Engineer. He worked in the…
Essex Finney at Graduation Day at VPI, June 1959. Lady on right, Mrs. Janie Hoge, Blacksburg, Virginia. Her husband, William is to the left of Essex Finney. When Essex was admitted to VPI in June 1956, he was advised by the Director of Admissions…
Essex Finney in First Year in the VPI Cadet Corps. Essex Finney's first year in the Cadet Corps, 1956. Essex Finney was one of the first Black students at Virginia Tech.
Essex Finney, right, and Edward Finney. Essex and his cousin, Edward Finney, the high school vocational agriculture teacher, discuss the desirable traits of hogs. Edward took Essex on his first visit to Virginia Tech and provided guidance during his…
Lindsay Cherry. At home of Mr. and Mrs. William Hoge, 306 Clay Street, Blacksburg, VA. This is where the first black cadets at Virginia Tech were boarded.
Lindsay Cherry. At home of Mr. and Mrs. William Hoge, 306 Clay Street, Blacksburg, VA. This is where the first black cadets at Virginia Tech were boarded.
C.L. Yates, Class of 1958. C.L. Yates.....Norfolk, Virginia; Mechanical Engineering, Squadron C, Private; American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Pi Tau Sigma, Recording Secretary; Tau Beta Pi, Corresponding Secretary; YMCA Cabinet