Public invited to 50th anniversary Alumni Awards reception

Weatherford College is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Alumnus of the Year Award, and the public is invited to a reception honoring the award’s past honorees. The reception is scheduled for 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 21, in the Speaker Jim Wright Library on WC’s main campus.

The reception will precede WC’s annual Alumni Awards Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the Doss Student Center.

“As we approach our college’s 150th anniversary, it reminds us of the importance of our alumni in our past, present and future success,” said Brent Baker, Vice President of Institutional Advancement. “There are 50 amazing people on this list of honorees, and many of them will be here on April 21.”

The first recipient of the award, Zoe Switzer McCrary, graduated in 1899. From Speaker of the House Jim Wright, to World War II General William Hood Simpson, to business leaders and philanthropists James and Dorothy Doss, the list of honorees is impressive.

“In my mind, one of the best ways to evaluate a college is its alumni – what they accomplished after they left,” Baker said. “This list of honorees speaks for itself. We are very fortunate to have this accomplished group of individuals as part of the WC family.”

The reception is free and open to the public.

For Alumni Awards Luncheon tickets, contact Evelyn Payne at epayne@wc.edu or 817-598-6273.

	1967 – Zoe Switzer McCrary 1968 – Charles Brinkley 1969 – Roy Grogan 1970 – Dr. G. Alfred Brown 1971 – Roy Keaton 1972 – Speaker Jim Wright 1973 – Dr. Joe B. Frantz 1974 – James Emanuel 1975 – James Doss 1976 – Mr. & Mrs. O.B. Salyer 1977 – Eugene Hightower 1978 – Gen. William Hood Simpson 1979 – Al Stricklin 1980 – Dr. Clyde W. Wilkinson 1981 – Dr. James H. Tatum 1982 – Elizabeth Childress 1983 – R.B. Anderson 1984 – Dale Young 1985 – Bishop Alonzo Monk Bryan 1986 – Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Daniels 1987 – Willard Robertson 1988 – Dorothy Jones 1989 – Tom Bell 1990 – Esther Gracy 1991 – Lula Mae Love 1992 – Mr. & Mrs. Hubert Bennett	1993 – Mr. & Mrs. Earnest Potter 1994 – Joe Tison 1995 – Blanche Geer 1996 – Ruth Huse 1997 – Bob Glenn 1998 – Arthur Roe 1999 – Geneva Young 2000 – Juanita Davis 2001 – John C. Johnson 2002 – Doyle Lee 2003 – Jack Borden 2004 – Rick Berry 2005 – Dorothy Doss 2006 – William “Red” Carter 2007 – Eddie Burns 2008 – Mildred Beard 2009 – Dr. Janie Hott Humphries 2010 – Tom Pritchard 2011 – Rachael Thorp McGill 2012 – Donna Boone 2013 – Dr. Christa Mars 2014 – Vickie Durant 2015 – Wayne Garrett 2016 – Kurt Harris 2017 – Warren Creason