Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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HOMECOMING A TOUCH OF THE TROPICS he days were warm, sunny perhaps at times too hot, and always a hint of rain in the air. How typical of tropical weather. How wonderful for it to be a part of the aura surrounding the 1986 Homecoming theme, Tropical Paradise! Homecoming activities kicked off on Tuesday, Sept. 30, with a concert in Enjoying tropical breezes while paddling down Fairmont Avenue during the Homecoming parade is the Sigma Pi Fraternity. the Turley Center ballroom by the band Trapezoid and the West Virginia Dance Ensemble. Festivities on Thursday included the annual parade through downtown Fairmont, marshalled, by the Rev. Donal Jack Squires. The drawing of roses to select the 16 Homecoming

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- i ' m$ - Dirt and pieces of asphalt are hauled away from the central parking lot in preparation for mini-parks and resurfacing. CAMPUS RENOVATIONS a little more time. Construction began on what was formerly called Colebank Gymnasium in September 1985, and was completed and officially opened in March 1987. The inside of the building was razed, leaving only an exterior shell. Crews began constructing multi-use rooms for free play and intramurals on the second floor, the site of the original gym, and other rooms were built to house computer labs, word processing, typing, and general classrooms as well as faculty and security offices. In addition, the administrative computer center and the student health center would be relocated in the renovated building. We ' re trying to humanize the campus and make it more a part of the students ' lives, said Kenneth Dillon, physical plant director. We want FSC to look like more than a concrete slab. The newly renovated Colebank Hall was unveiled at a Coming Out Party sponsored by the FSC Foundation, Inc. on March 5. Approximately $6,200 in donations were raised for the foundation ' s general scholarship fund and about 300 persons attended. Workmen in hardhats, heavy trucks, construction noise and two and a half years worth of dirt, concrete and steel were finally gone. In their place stood a newly renovated Colebank Hall and an attractive, adjacent park-like area to accommodate both people and vehicles. Renovations 15

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Receiving the Outstanding Alumna Award for 1986 from Aaron Hawkins was Ruby Chisler Fowle, ' 36 graduate and educator for over 32 years. Homecoming Queen Candidates for 1986 were back row; Teresa Diane Turner, Suzanne Hathaway, Jamie Siers, Tina Marie Cinelli, Vickie H. Ice Tichenor, and Cindy Sebert, Front Row: Lisa Bailey, Dawna Dye, Mary Whetzel, Wendy Welty, Barbara Ann Lake, and JoLynn Bird. Homecoming Queen of 1986, Dawna Dye, receives congratulations from the 1961 Homecoming Queen Dr. Francis DiPalma Meyers and FSC President Dr. Wendell G. Hardway. Homecoming 17