serving until his own retirement in 1984 and subsequent appointment as chancellor. In 1987, on his 70th birthday, he received emeritus status, continuing to serve as a university trustee for the remainder of his life. During his 24-year tenure as president, Pace expanded its course offerings, its degree programs and its geographic presence. In 1963, a second campus was opened, in the Westchester County village of Pleasantville. In 1966, flanked by Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Mayor John Lindsay, Mortola presided over the groundbreaking of Pace's New York City showplace campus building in the Civic Center area of Lower Manhattan. The building opened in 1969. Four years later, in 1973, under Mortola's leadership, Pace College was awarded university status by the New York State Board of Regents, becoming Pace University. When Mortola joined Pace in 1947, the Institute had a student body of 5,651 in its classes at 225 Broadway. Under his leadership, the number of degree programs expanded and separate schools were established in the liberal arts, education, nursing, computer science and law. At the end of his tenure, the University had approximately 30,000 students, full-time as well as part-time. Early-bird classes were offered for students who worked during regular business hours and a center was established for retirees who wished to remain active. In 1976 a midtown center was opened to serve corporations and business professionals. Mortola also oversaw the opening of two additional Westchester campuses, one in the county seat, the city of White Plains, through Pace's consolidation with the College of White Plains in 1975, and another through Pace's purchase of Briarcliff College in 1977. In 1980 he was appointed by President Carter to the National Advisory Council on Adult Education and, in 1984, he was given another appointment, to the National Institute of Social Sciences. In 1983, the library on the Pleasantville campus was named the Edward & Doris Mortola Library. Continuing to serve Pace in retirement In 1986, upon the 80th anniversary of Pace's founding, Mortola was asked how he wished to be remembered. His answer: "When I look down the road traveled and the road ahead, I suppose that, most importantly, I would like to be remembered as someone who cared, someone who felt that he had many friends at Pace, someone who spent his life on behalf of this institution and felt that every moment of it was worthwhile". Following a long