Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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Dedication This year ' s yearbook is dedicated to Mr. J. Gordon Gay who has devoted over 40 years of his life to Texas A M and the YMCA. Mr. Gay passed into semi-retirement last year, but he still remains active at the YMCA. Under Mr. Gay, the ideas of Religious Emphasis Week, and Freshman YMCA Camp became reali¬ ties. In 1956, he was honored with the Association of Former Students Award for Distinguished Achievements in Student Relations and twice re ceived a Student Achievement Award. In 1957 he became coordinator of religious life, as well as YMCA general secretary, a post which he had then held for five years. Mr. Gay helped develop a recreation center in Hensel Park and was well-known for the steak frys he held there. Mr. Gay is the father of four sons and was very active in Scouting, having served as chairman and as treasurer of a troop committee. He was a member of the official board of the A M Methodist Church and has been a Sunday School superintendent for 25 years there. The Education Building of the church was named in his honor. Through these and other areas, Mr. Gay has served four decades of Aggies untiringly, and we are proud to dedicate the 1969 AGGIELAND to him.