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Uncas A. Whitaker (left) and Howard L. Rubendall (center) talk with Charles Hard Townes (right), who holds the Priestley Award, which he received in 1966. Original caption: "Dr. Townes holds the Priestley Award. He was introduced at the ceremony by U. A. Whitaker (left), MIT '23, a member of the Corporation of MIT. President Howard L. Rubendall of Dickinson made the presentation. Said Mr. Whitaker, 'Dr. Townes has always had an intense interest in helping your scientists get their education and this has culminated in his present position as provost of M.I.T., certainly one of the most distinguished positions in scientific education in the world.'" Not used in: Technology Review, filed July 1966.