Howard Trienens, a Northwestern alumnus and former chair of the Board of Trustees, died in late July, the University announced. Trienens, who passed at 97, joined the Board in 1967 and served as chair from 1986 to 1995. He was appointed as a life trustee in 2000. A longtime donor for the University, he recently.
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Adair was born on November 9, 1884, at Red Sulphur Springs in Monroe County, West Virginia. She was the second of three daughters and fifth of eight children of Lewis Cass Adair and Rebecca Sidney Taylor Adair. The family moved to Richmond, where Adair attended Richmond Female Seminary and graduated from Richmond High School. At age seventeen she took a clerical job at an insurance company and enrolled in a course for teachers at Richmond High School. Adair and her sisters, who also became teachers, probably chose careers in education in emulation of other family members.
Adair began her career teaching at Elba Elementary School in Richmond in 1904. During the next fifteen years she taught at Nicholson, Robert Fulton, and Bellevue elementary schools and took summer courses at Columbia University, Richmond Normal School, and New York University. In 1921 she enrolled as a full-time student at the College of William and Mary, and two years later she received her AB degree. Adair joined
The following story originally appeared in the winter 2021 issue of the W&M Alumni Magazine. - Ed.
In 1934, the William & Mary Alumni Association first recognized graduates of the university with the Alumni Medallion for their professional accomplishments, leadership, dedication to the community and commitment to their alma mater.
The Alumni Medallion is the highest and most prestigious award the William & Mary Alumni Association can bestow on a graduate of William & Mary. This award recognizes individuals who have exemplary accomplishments in their professional life, service to the community, state or nation, and loyalty and commitment to William & Mary.
The winners will be recognized as part of the university s Charter Day celebrations in a virtual ceremony at 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 13.
Pepper was a renowned leader in the construction industry and a longtime benefactor to Northwestern
Feb 3, 2021
Northwestern Engineering alumnus Richard Pepper ’53, a renowned leader in the construction industry as an executive at Pepper Construction and a longtime benefactor to Northwestern University, passed away on January 28, 2021, at age 90.
Pepper, who graduated from the McCormick School of Engineering with a degree in civil engineering in 1953, assumed leadership of Pepper Construction from his father in 1957. Together with his wife, Roxelyn (Roxy) ’53, Richard grew the company into a nationally recognized construction firm with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion. The company is headquartered in Chicago and operates offices in Indianapolis, Columbus, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Barrington, Illinois.