Design

Broom, Delta State University Yearbook Cover, 1975
Yearbook
11" x 8½" (27.9cm x 21.6cm)

In 1974-75 the Delta State University Alumni Association held a contest for a design to celebrate the university's 50th anniversary. Jerry's design won first place and was used for multiple purposes by the university during the 1975 academic year, including medallions, a flag flown on campus and the cover of Broom, the university yearbook for 1975 pictured here.

The description on the cover reads: 

“Designed by DSU art instructor, Jerry Walden, the 50th Anniversary medallion is illuminated by two lights, the light from the traditional flame of knowledge over an open book situated in a field of delta landscape and the light from the sun. The design is superimposed over a fifty-point star made from overlapping deltas in a circle to symbolize the fifty years of Delta State.”

Press:

1974

Staff Writer, The Greenwood Commonwealth, Greenwood, MS, November 29, 1974, "DSU Medal Design Chosen", pg. 10 (Image)


McDavid, O.C., The Clarion-Ledger/Jackson Daily News, Jackson, MS, November 24, 1974, "Design For DSU", pg. G11 (Image)

Staff Writer, The Clarksdale Press Register, Clarksdale, MS, November 21, 1974, “Winning Design”, (image)

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