Students From PMC Colleges Help in Chester Flood Cleanup, 1971. The flooding of Chester Creek leaves 16 feet of water in parts of Chester, inundating 130 businesses and 732 residences; 8 people are killed.
Chester Honors Ethel Waters, 1972. Ethel Waters returns to her hometown for a week of celebration in her honor. Activities include the dedication of Ethel Waters Park at Third and Dock Streets, a parade, and a gala tribute held at PMC Colleges.
Chester Native Stars in Porgy and Bess. Acclaimed opera singer Clamma Dale receives a 1977 Tony nomination for her role as Bess in the Houston Grand Opera production.
Marcus Belgrave, Jazz Trumpeter and Music Educator. Raised in Chester, Belgrave tours with the Ray Charles Orchestra as a teenager and then records with music greats such as Charlie Mingus and Ella Fitzgerald.
Joe Chambers, Jazz Drummer. A conservatory trained musician, Chester native Joe Chambers becomes well known for his recordings with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Mingus, McCoy Tyner, and Herbie Hancock.
“Walk for Good Government” in 1977. Protesters target Mayor John Nacrelli, heir to the McClure political machine that had dominated the city since 1874. Nacrelli is sent to prison in 1979 for tax evasion, bribery, and racketeering. Temple...
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Bernard Lee Schwartz Physical Education Center, located on the northeast corner of campus, was held on May 15, 1969. On October 9, 1971, dedication ceremonies were held for the new center, billed to be one of...
""Wade Dump"" Area Becomes ""Superfund"" Site. The EPA, formed only 8 years earlier in 1970, declares the ""Wade Dump"" area a “Superfund” hazardous waste site and completes its...
Students from PMC Colleges React to U.S. Invasion of Cambodia, 1970. Students set up discussions and organize rallies, joining others on hundreds of campuses debating the invasion.
Speaker in Kapelski Learning Center. Constructed in 1971 and named after trustee Louis Kapelski, the Kapelski Learning Center is home to the College of Arts and Sciences. By 2007, the College of Arts and Sciences offers undergraduate degrees in...
School Changes Name to Widener College. In the fall of 1972, the school broadens its curriculum and becomes Widener College. It is named after Board of Trustee member Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr.’s prominent Philadelphia family, the Wideners.
