Photograph of the 1,000th person to graduate from North Texas State University with a Ph.D. degree; he is wearing a dark colored robe and holding a paper on top of his mortarboard. An unidentified professor next to him (right) is pointing to something on the paper. They are standing in front of wood-paneled walls with a floor-to-ceiling curtain as well as a statue in the right side of the image and artwork partially visible on the left.

Photograph of the 1,000th student to graduate from North Texas State University with a Ph.D. degree. He is wearing dark-colored robes and a mortarboard, standing in the corner of a wood-paneled room. An unidentified faculty member is standing in front of him and shaking his hand.

Photograph of a student wearing commencement robes and a mortarboard, shaking hands with an unidentified faculty member (left). The student is the 1,000 person to graduate from North Texas State University with a Ph.D. degree. They are standing in the corner of a wood-paneled room and several framed certificates and plaques are on the wall in the right side of the image.

Photograph an unidentified faculty member shaking hands with the 1,000th person to graduate from North Texas State University with a Ph.D. degree. The student is wearing dark-colored robes with a mortarboard. They are standing in the corner of a wood-paneled room with floor-to-ceiling curtains to the left.

Photograph of an unidentified faculty member with the 1,000th recipient of a North Texas State University Ph.D. degree; they are shaking hands, but turned so that both of them can look at the camera. The student is wearing dark-colored graduation robes and a mortarboard. They are standing in the corner of a wood-paneled room.

Photograph of the 1,000th graduate to receive a Ph.D. from North Texas State University, shaking hands with an unidentified professor, turned so that they can both face the camera. The student is wearing dark-colored graduation robes and a mortarboard; the tassel is partially obscuring his face. They are standing in the corner of a wood-paneled room.

Photograph of a student wearing graduation robes and a mortarboard, standing between two unidentified faculty members, who are facing him. The student is the 1,000 person to graduate from North Texas State University with a Ph.D. degree. They are standing in the corner of a wood-paneled room, in front of a statue on a pedestal that is partially visible in the center of the image.

Photograph of the 1,000th student to graduate from North Texas State University with a Ph.D. degree. He is wearing dark-colored robes and a mortarboard, standing in the corner of a wood-paneled room. An unidentified faculty member is standing in front of him and is excitedly waving his hands up.

Photograph of a student wearing graduation robes and a mortarboard, standing between two unidentified faculty members, shaking hands with the man to his left. The student is the 1,000 person to graduate from North Texas State University with a Ph.D. degree. They are standing in the corner of a wood-paneled room.

Photograph of a student wearing graduation robes and a mortarboard, standing between two unidentified faculty members, shaking hands with the man to his left. The student is the 1,000 person to graduate from North Texas State University with a Ph.D. degree. They are standing in the corner of a wood-paneled room.

Photograph of North Texas State University Eagles basketball team, circa 1970s, against UTA. The game was held in the Coliseum, "Super Pit." An Eagles player is seen trying to stop the ball from going into the basket from opponent from UTA.

Photograph of North Texas State University Eagles basketball team, circa 1970s, against Samford Bulldogs. The game was held in the Coliseum, "Super Pit." An Eagles player is seen tossing up the ball towards the hoop as his opponents surround him.

Photograph of North Texas State University Eagles basketball team, circa 1970s, against Samford Bulldogs. The game was held in the Coliseum, "Super Pit." An Eagles player is seen throwing the ball across the court towards the basket as he gets surrounded by his opponents.

Photograph of North Texas State University Eagles basketball team, circa 1970s, against Samford Bulldogs. The game was held in the Coliseum, "Super Pit." The basketball players in the left background are seen chasing after the flying basketball. The players in the foreground are seen reacting to it.

Photograph of North Texas State University Eagles basketball team, circa 1970s, against UTA. The game was held in the Coliseum, "Super Pit." An Eagles basketball player is seen jumping up to throw the ball over his opponent towards the basket.

Photograph of North Texas State University Eagles basketball team, circa 1970s, against UTA. The game was held in the Coliseum, "Super Pit." The players are jumping up to get their hands on the basketball.

Photograph of cheerleaders in formation. The six women can be seen kneeling on the thighs of the men. All the cheerleaders wear matching polos. A large home can be seen in the background.

Photograph of cheerleaders in formation. Four of the women can be seen being held up in the air by four of the men. Two of the female cheerleaders can be seen kneeling on the thighs of one of the male cheerleaders. All the cheerleaders wear matching polos. A large home can be seen in the background.

Photograph of cheerleaders in formation. Four of the women can be seen being held up in the air by four of the men. Two of the female cheerleaders can be seen kneeling on the thighs of one of the male cheerleaders. All the cheerleaders wear matching polos. A large home can be seen in the background.

Photograph of North Texas State University Eagles basketball team, circa 1970s, against Samford Bulldogs. The game was held in the Coliseum, "Super Pit." The players are running along the court as a player from the Eagles is seen with his arms raised as the throws the basketball across the court.

Photograph of North Texas State University Eagles basketball team, circa 1970s, against UTA. The game was held in the Coliseum, "Super Pit." An Eagles player is seen jumping after a basketball that his opponent shot towards the basket.

Photograph of North Texas State University Eagles basketball team, circa 1970s, against Samford Bulldogs. The game was held in the Coliseum, "Super Pit." An Eagles player is seen jumping into the air ready to toss the ball towards the hoop while his opponent tries to stop it.

Photograph of North Texas State University Eagles basketball team, circa 1970s, against UTA. The game was held in the Coliseum, "Super Pit." An Eagles basketball player is seen jumping to dunk the ball into the hoop while his opponent tries to stop him.

Photograph of North Texas State University Eagles basketball team, circa 1970s, against UTA. The game was held in the Coliseum, "Super Pit." An Eagles player is seen jumping up to throw the ball towards the hoop.