Dr. Spencer Delancey Albright
Professor of History and Political Science, 1946-1971
Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, 1973-1983
On April 15, 1993, Dr. Albright was added to the University of Richmond Trustees' Honor Roll of Distinguished Faculty, Administrators and Staff. Dr. Fred Anderson of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society had this to say about Dr. Albright:
Spencer Delancey Albright, Jr., was not a native Virginian. He lived in several states and taught in several major universities far removed from Virginia, but when he landed here just after World War II he put down roots and soon became as Virginian as the statues on Monument Avenue. He became a respected analyst of the Virginia political scene and his life's work on the American electoral process and the ballot system made him a recognized authority. And yet his quick mind allowed him to relax with word games like Scrabble and he could figure all kinds of complicated patterns from words. He maintained a running correspondence with Charlie McDowell, the columnist, telling him his latest mind game. And Dr. Albright was one of those profs of whom the students reflect as one of their favorites.