On this day in 1972, Evergreen inaugurated the first college president, Charles J. McCann, Ph.D. The featured speaker at the ceremony was then Washington Governor and future Evergreen President, Daniel J. Evans.

Tomorrow, on April 22, 2016, Evergreen will celebrate the Inauguration of George S. Bridges, Ph.D. as the sixth president of the college. We are honored to again be joined by Daniel J. Evans, who will deliver remarks during the Installation Ceremony.

President McCann speaking at the first Evergreen Graduation in 1972

We hope you will join us tomorrow, April 22! You can learn more about the events and RSVP here.

If you would like to read the complete newsletter from April 15, 1972 announcing the inauguration and other activities, click here. As always, we love to hear from our alumni community. Please share your memories or pictures of Evergreen in the comments below.