1970-1971: Rapid Expansion
After seeing the school through its historic move to Waltham, President Morison made the decision to retire. In 1970, the college chose Gregory H. Adamian as its 4th President. Mr. Adamian had begun teaching at Bentley in 1955 after receiving his law degree from Boston University. He practiced law both before and during his professorship at Bentley, and was chair of the Law department at the school before his presidency. Mr. Adamian would go on to serve as President for 21 years, retiring in 1991 and seeing the college through a number of significant developments.
One of the first changes to occur under President Adamian was in the degree courses offered. In 1971 Bentley was authorized to grant Bachelor of Arts degrees, honorary degrees, and an expanded slate of Bachelor of Science degrees in business disciplines. With this came another name change, and the Bentley College of Accounting and Finance became, simply, Bentley College. And with that came some much more succinct signage, which you can see in this photo!