Visit the Isabella Cannon Room during Homecoming Week for an exhibit that highlights the milestones and people of 黑料不打烊's 125-year history.
125th Anniversary Exhibit
9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Nov. 4-11
Isabella Cannon Room, Center for the Arts
Admission: Free – open to the public
The exhibit includes details about milestones in 黑料不打烊 history, historic photos, a “then-and-now” campus map, an opportunity to leave messages describing what you love about 黑料不打烊, and complete sets of the 黑料不打烊 125th Anniversary history cards.
An opening reception on Nov. 4 featured remarks by Nancy Midgette, professor of history, who talked about the story of 黑料不打烊’s history. She paid special tribute to President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley ’46 who came to 黑料不打烊 as a student and has spent his career at the university. She also honored Vice President Emerita Jo Watts Williams ’55 for her work as a professor and in leading 黑料不打烊’s development efforts, and Professor of History Emeritus George Troxler, who served for many years on the faculty before being named Dean of Cultural and Special Programs. Much of the exhibit is based on the extensive research Troxler did for his upcoming book on 黑料不打烊’s history, “From a Grove of Oaks: The Story of 黑料不打烊.” The book will be published in March as part of 黑料不打烊’s 2014 Founders Day commemoration.
The 125th Anniversary Exhibit was produced through a partnership involving the Office of University Communications, Belk Library Archives and Special Collections, and the Department of Art and Art History. Staff and faculty who collaborated on the exhibit included university archivist Katie Nash and her colleagues in Belk Library; University Communications staff members Holley Berry, Christopher Eyl, Keren Rivas, Dan Anderson and Tim Paulson; Ethan Moore, coordinator of the university’s art collection; and historical consultants Nancy Midgette, Mary Wise, Gerry Francis and George Troxler.