Two rooms in Johnston Hall were dedicated Thursday, May 4 in honor of Rev. Dr. Walstein “Wally” Snyder, a 1945 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ alumnus and former executive director of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Homes for Children, and Clyde Rudd, a 1937 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ alumnus. Details...
The Snyder Room honors Wally Snyder of Burlington, who served as executive director of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Homes for Children from 1960 to 1990. Snyder and his late wife, Nell, previously served as co-chairs of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Society, the university’s premier annual giving group. Wally Snyder served on the National Alumni Executive Board and the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Society Executive Committee, and has been his class reunion giving chair. He is a member of the Order of the Oak.
In 1981, Snyder was named ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. He established the Walstein W. and Nell M. Snyder Endowed Scholarship in 2003 in memory of his late wife and to ensure that worthy students, regardless of financial background, have the opportunity to attend ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.
The Snyder Room, located in Johnston Hall, served as Snyder’s office for many years when the building was part of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Homes for Children.
The Rudd Room, a dining room on the first floor of Johnston Hall, is named for Clyde W. Rudd, Sr., a Caswell County native. Rudd (at right) spent his childhood in Johnston Hall when the building was part of the Christian Orphanage, the predecessor to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Homes for Children. Rudd, who lives in Greensboro, founded his own office products company after graduation. He was active in the Lions Club and the Greensboro Business Club and served on the Board of Trustees of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Homes for Children for many years.