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…
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 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, 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 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
2nd Lt. Patricia Ann Miller, Army Special Corps and Lt. Col. Raymond O. Miller, CE, USA. Commissioning of Patricia Ann Miller, Medical Specialist Corps
Front view of 1964 class ring with clear stone. Once displayed in the Squires ring display case, a men's and a women's ring were photographed by Josh Armstrong and Rick Griffiths (University Relations).
Virginia Tech student unrest. Typed on back of photo: After the first few students were removed from the Building, the rest arrested walked out into the vans.