Origin of Founders Day

Christy Grant
Thu, 29 Oct 1964 17:37:10 +0000
All UTD, Culture, Sixties

After a year of construction, the Founders Building opens its doors to a crowd of onlookers. Co-founders J. Erik Jonsson, Eugene McDermott and Cecil Green attend, and Jonsson speaks to the crowd. In honor of this extraordinary moment, Comets celebrate Founders Day every Oct. 29.