More than 500 people gathered in O'Neill Arena to celebrate SVSU's 30th anniversary on November 13. Charles Curtiss, a member of the university's Board of Control since its inception, was master of ceremonies at a noon luncheon. Other featured speakers included Roslyn D. Argyle, the first graduate of Saginaw Valley College in the class of 1966. Other highlights were a 45-minute retrospective slide show, music and an anniversary cake.

SVSU President Eric R. Gilbertson summed up the occasion. "What we hoped was going to happen is what happened. Hopes became a reality. I think of the university as a work of art. The university is here because of a lot of people who made a lot of decisions."

The SVSU computer network was installed and fully operational by November. The network provides access to e-mail and the Internet.

Meanwhile, plans moved forward on a $38.5 million expansion program that included the Business and Professional Development Building (later renamed West Complex), approved by the state in 1992, and an expansion of the Leland L. Doan Center. In addition to providing modern kitchen facilities and more open food services areas, the Doan expansion would physically connect Doan Center with the new Business and Professional Development Building.

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