Scope and Contents Michigan State University hosts the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Track and Field Championships at Ralph Young Field, May 23-26, 1979. The film begins with office staff preparing programs and making phone calls. Dr. Nell Jackson, Assistant Director of Athletics, and Meet Director Mark Pittman can be seen talking with staff about the upcoming event.Grounds crew is seen laying turf for the three-day event. Athletes begin preparations for...

Series Description From the Record Group: News Releases SeriesThe news releases contain information on students, graduations and honors lists for hometown newspapers; faculty biographies, awards, speeches, papers and publications; the official policies of the University; and campus non-athletic activities and events. One event that has a large number of news releases is the MSU Centennial, which took place in 1955. There are gaps in the series during the period 1956 to June 1965. There are...

Scope and Contents The 12th annual Spartan Invitational men's golf tournament takes place at Forest Akers Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State's Green team, led by head coach Bruce Fossum and featuring Mark Egly, Mark Brooks, Gary Domagalski, Rick Grover, Joe Marx, and Doug Lemanski, places 9th in the tournament.The Spartan Invitational women's track and field meet takes place at Ralph Young Field in East Lansing, Michigan. The MSU team, led by head coach Cheryl Bridges, captures...