Lees McRae College - Ontaroga Yearbook (Banner Elk, NC)

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Prior to the Mac Frampton concert the Blair Shannons were presented with a caricature of a Time cover acknowledging them as $2 Man and Woman of the Year. Dr. Evans (background) made the presentation. I Mb POCKTAH WW, J5SWS V M 46 Shannon Day

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IN MEMORIAM Bronze plaque in the entrance to the plaza- garden bears inscription honoring The Swanks for their love, devotion, and ser- vice. Swank Park Lasting to Trustee Claude Swank 1908- 1979 TRUSTEE AND FRIEND OF THE COLLEGE f 1 r a 3fc ' ■t I | k! 2J ? 4iQ Trustee Claude Swank and Dr. Evans at a football game demonstrating their enthu siasm for the Bobcats. Before his sudden and serious illness in the fall of 1974, Claude Swank was deeply in- volved in the building projects on the Lees- McRae College campus. It was Claude and wife Eleanor who saw that the original garden was restored. While most organizations and individuals were tearing down existing buildings or ripping apart the landscapes to build parking lots, the college made a reversal of this situation. The college ripped up the pave- ment of one of its parking lots in the center of campus to re-establish the plaza-garden area which was the site of the old well, the rose garden and two clay tennis courts. Claude, who began work with General Motors Corporation in Dayton, Ohio in 1926, became sales manager in 1936 of Cellufoam Corporation of Chicago, a sub- sidiary of Johnson and Johnson. From 1940-43 he served as general manager of Johnson and Johnson and in 1943 became vice president of operations. He served as vice chairman of Johnson and Johnson International and was a member of the board of directors and on the executive committee until his retirement in 1968. SWANK PLAZA DEDICATED IN HONOR OF THE.fi LOVE. DEVOTION, AND SERVICE TO LEES-McRAE COLLEGE JULY, 1977 An energetic supporter of the programs and projects at Lees-McRae while he and his wife, Eleanor, were summer residents of Linville, Claude came on the Board of Trustees in the fall of 1972. Eleanor be- came a viable member of the college ' s Board of Advisors. Theirs was a familiar presence at college functions and athletic contests. Claude ' s devotion to and labors on behalf of the college will be sorely missed, stated President Evans. He was a tireless worker and it is only fitting that a long-time dream of ours that he made a reality should bear the names of the Claude Swanks. It ' s dedicated people like Claude and Eleanor that play such an important role in the life of Lees McRae. These friends have truly given of their time and talents unselfishly and the college will be eternally grateful. In Memoriam 45

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SHANNON APPRECIATION DAY GIVEN An appreciation dinner was given in honor of Blair and Jeanette Shannon, members of the Lees-McRae Board of Ad- visors, acknowledging the Johnson City couple for their out- standing and unselfish service to Lees-McRae College over the years. Mr. Shannon, for the past several years, has worked as a consultant to the Lees-McRae College administration regarding the building program and physical plant improve- ments. In a ceremony following the dinner Dr. H. C. Evans, Jr., President of the college, presented the Shannons with $2 and $1 contracts. We are defying President Carter ' s price freeze and wage control by increasing the Shannons to double their contracts from last year. In a more serious vein Dr. Evans acknowledged the couple for their hard work and dedication to Lees-McRae and for their untiring and unselfish service in the many tasks performed on a voluntary basis. Following the testimonial dinner the Shannons were awarded a caricature by college artist Don Baker before the student body. jV iml P ' J m i r H; Jl M l m ■ M MM W ' V m ' Stem 4 fe a ' W 1 1 ilf Ik 1 K SADIE FAW MAKES GIFT TO LEES-McRAE COLLEGE When Sadie Faw, wife of long-time Trustee and alumnus, H. Jack Faw, heard that the carillon bells on the Lees-McRae College campus were not working, she chimed in with a contribution from money she had put away for a rainy day or her nest egg as she called it. Her husband, Jack, a graduate of Lees-McRae, had recently en- dowed the college with a chair in mathematics which, along with other financial pledges, became, at that time, the college ' s largest individual contributor. Jack loves Lees-McRae so much, Mrs. Faw stated, and I do, too, and I wanted to do something for the college myself. A dinner was given by Jack Faw at the Green Park Hotel in Blowing Rock, NC. for the purpose of honoring his wife, Sadie J. Faw, and dedicating the Sadie J. Faw Carillon Bells on the Lees- McRae campus. Master of Ceremonies was Mr. Sam Anderson, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Trustees, who praised Sadie for her kindness in using a nest egg for the purchase of the Bell System. Present were Jack and Sadie ' s children: Jack Faw, Jr., his wife and five children; and their daughter, Mrs. Betty von Kliest of Columbia, S.C., her husband and three children, including their two-week old daughter. Also, Mrs. R. E. Faw, stepmother of Jack Faw, and three of Sadie ' s sisters. Friends of the family were also present. A special couple, special to Sadie and Lees-McRae, Paul and Margaret Tufts Neal, were among the guests. Mrs. Neal is the daughter of the founder of Lees-McRae College, Edgar Tufts, Sr. Background music and special music was provided by tape recording of the Carillon Bells. Mr. Julian Heath of the English Division provided after-dinner entertainment by singing two songs. Dr. H. C. Evans, Jr., President of the college, officially dedicated the bells. Bill Farthing, Vice President for Developmental Affairs, stated that everywhere you go on campus and in the Banner Elk valley, the love that Sadie Faw has for Lees-McRae College is all around us through the glorious music of the Carillon Bells. We of Lees- McRae are so grateful to Sadie and Jack Faw. Dr. Evans presents Mrs. Sadie Faw with a plaque commemorating the Sadie J. Faw Carillon Bells. At left, H. Jack Faw. Sadie Faw Day 47