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.
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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
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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
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