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    • Dr. William Lytle Schurz

    • Dr. William Lytle Schurz

    • Rockwell, Charles

    • Schurz, William Lytle; Galleons history; National Geographic magazine; Latin America; American Institute for Foreign Trade; Thunderbird Field I

    • Dr. William Lytle Schurz, noted Latin American scholar and Director of the Department of Area Studies at the American Institute for Foreign Trade, visits with student Charles Rockwell. Schurz was one of the most highly respected faculty in the...
    • Thunderbird Activity Center

    • Thunderbird Activity Center

    • Unknown

    • American Graduate School of International Management; buildings; hangars; Thunderbird Field; Thunderbird School of Global Management

    • One former Thunderbird Field hangar was transformed in 1982 to become the Thunderbird Activity Center (TAC) on the Thunderbird School of Global Management Campus. The building that once housed the famous Stearman aircraft was used as a parking...
    • Entrance, The American Institute for Foreign Trade

    • Entrance, The American Institute for Foreign Trade

    • Unknown

    • American Institute for Foreign Trade; Thunderbird Field I; World War II;

    • Founder's Hall, at the entrance to the AIFT Campus, was the original administration building during World War II when Thunderbird Field I was an Army Air Forces training base. After the base was converted to a school, the building housed the...
    • Thunderbird Air Control Tower, Modern Version

    • Thunderbird Air Control Tower, Modern Version

    • Unknown

    • Aircraft control tower; American Graduate School of International Management; Thunderbird; Thunderbird Field;

    • The Thunderbird Tower Building remains the centerpiece of the Thunderbird Campus long after the airbase had been converted to a school. This photo is taken from the garden in front of the Tower Building and features a wrought iron Thunderbird art...
    • AIFT Rodeo Parade Float

    • AIFT Rodeo Parade Float

    • Unknown

    • American Institute for Foreign Trade; Parades & processions 1930 - 1990; Parade floats; Rodeo;

    • American Insitute for Foreign Trade students display their Latin American influence on a float in the annual Rodeo Parade in Phoenix.
    • Crossing the Equator Party

    • Crossing the Equator Party

    • Unknown

    • Parades; Equator; American Institute for Foreign Trade; Neptune;

    • A traditional pre-commencement ceremony at the American Institute for Foreign Trade was an equatorial party at which all the students are indoctrinated -- dunked--prior to their crossing the equator in pursuit of foreign trade careers. In the...
    • First Graduating Class

    • First Graduating Class

    • Unknown

    • Graduation Ceremonies; American Institute for Foreign Trade;

    • The first graduating class at American Institute for Foreign Trade numbered 234 students from 45 U.S. states. Most of the early graduates were men studying under the postwar financial aid program for veterans of World War II, known as the G.I....
    • Walter Bimson

    • Walter Bimson

    • Unknown

    • Bimson, Walter;

    • Walter Bimson was the speaker at the first AIFT graduation in June, 1947. Bimson, head of the local Valley National Bank, was influential in finding funding and local support for the new school and served on its Board of Directors.
    • Faculty Building at AIFT

    • Faculty Building at AIFT

    • Unknown

    • American Institute for Foreign Trade; Thunderbird Field I;

    • When the former airbase was converted into a school of management, its aircraft control tower became the faculty building for the school.
    • Tower Building at AIFT

    • Tower Building at AIFT

    • Fred Koppl

    • Aircraft control tower; American Graduate School of International Management; Thunderbird; Thunderbird Field;

    • The Tower Building remains the most prominent landmark at the American Institute for Foreign Trade. This 1952 photo by a Thunderbird alumnus Fred Koppl clearly shows the runway in front of the former air control tower.
    • AIFT Women's Club

    • AIFT Women's Club

    • Unknown

    • Women--1960-1970

    • In 1966, the Women's Club at the American Institute for Foreign Trade was composed of wives of the students. They were enrolled in special classes designed to help them adapt to the foreign cultures in the countries where their husbands would be...
    • Learning Spanish

    • Learning Spanish

    • Don Herndon, 5342 N. 19th Dr., Phoenix, AZ

    • Languages;Gaona, Francisco

    • Professor Francisco Gaona (shown on the left with a student) was one of the popular Spanish teachers at Thunderbird. Gaona received his Bachelor's degree from George Williams College, and his M.A. from the Universidad Nacional de Mexico. All the...
    • Soccer

    • Soccer

    • Unknown

    • Soccer

    • Soccer, which is played more widely abroad than in the United States, has always been a popular sport at Thunderbird. In this 1969 photo, the team had competed in the Arizona Soccer League for the 5th consecutive year and compiled the best won and...
    • Edward Juliber

    • Edward Juliber

    • Unknown

    • Juliber, Edward

    • Ed Juliber became the 3rd President of Thunderbird in 1952, following the resignation of William Schurz, who left the presidency to return to teaching and writing. Juliber served as president for only a year and a half from January 1, 1952 to June...
    • La Senhorita Maria Leopoldina de Noronha

    • La Senhorita Maria Leopoldina de Noronha

    • Unknown

    • Noronha, Maria Leopoldina de Norohna

    • She was knownn as La Senhorita, and she was the students' favorite faculty member from 1948 until her retirement in 1971. She not only taught both Spanish and Portuguese, but also led the student choruses, directed the Mexican pageant "Las...
    • Tea with Mrs. Schurz

    • Tea with Mrs. Schurz

    • Unknown

    • Women--1940-1950

    • Mrs. Schurz, 2nd from left, welcomes new faculty wives at tea in the 1940s. Mrs. Howard Tessen, wife of the Language Department head, is 3rd from left.
    • Dining Hall

    • Dining Hall

    • Unknown

    • Dining room furniture; chairs

    • Colorful chairs for the Dining Hall were obtained from Mexico to provide a Latin American atmosphere for the students.
    • Thunderbirds Around the World

    • Thunderbirds Around the World

    • Unknown

    • Erickson, Mabel;Jensen, Robert

    • Thunderbird alumni have always found themselves employed in positions abroad. This map, approximately the year 1950, shows the countries in which alumni around the world lived and worked. Seated are Mabel Erickson with Bob Jensen of Goodyear...
    • Berger Erickson

    • Berger Erickson

    • Unknown

    • Erickson, Berger

    • Berger Erickson had been an officer of AIFT since its founding in 1946, first as business manager and later as Vice President for Business Affairs. He was named to the position of Executive Vice President in 1961. Known as "Mr. Thunderbird," he...

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