On December 1, President Michael T. Benson recognized Larry & Joan Dahle, Neil & Anne Gardner, Zions Bank and Don & Sylvia Bulloch as
Benefactors in the Old Main Society and thanked them for their generosity to Southern Utah University and its students.
As Old Main symbolizes the history, spirit and achievements of the University, so the members of the Old Main Society symbolize the enrichment of the disciplines and activities through a partnership of private and public resources.
The
Larry and Joan Dahle Endowed Scholarship in teacher education has benefited close to 200 needful students at SUU. Through the endowment, the Dahles are realizing their goal of aiding those who have a desire to gain an education and to teach others.
Neil and Anne Gardner were among the first to offer funds to set the Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA) project in motion, adding to a long history of giving to the arts at SUU. In addition, they have donated generously to the Thunderbird athletic program over the years.
Led today by Utah native Scott Anderson,
Zions Bank supports Utah organizations dedicated to elevating life in the Beehive State and has indeed been generous to SUU and its students. Scott and his wife Jesselie have also worked as a couple to advance Utah through a variety of causes. SUU has been the beneficiary of their good work as has the Utah Shakespeare Festival, upon whose board of governors Jesselie has sat as a key member.
Don & Sylvia Bulloch know full well the value of and the need for adequate lab space in SUU's College of Science and when the call came to aid in the expansion of the Science Center to better prepare its students, the Bullochs stepped forward with enthusiasm, just as they have stepped forward all of their lives as true southern Utah pioneers, whether it be for athletics or any other need the University may have had.
The Oak Ridge Boys made a special, and surprise visit, to the President's Gala where they sang
Amazing Grace prior to their Christmas Show in the Centrum Arena.
Scott Brown, Max Torres and Mark Babcock.
Challis Pascucci (senior, forward from Goodyear, AZ), Aliyah Towns (daughter of SUU Womens Head Basketball Coach JR Payne), Santa Claus and Caitlyn Sears (senior, guard/forward from Cedar Hills, UT).
Kennedy Jones, Greyson Jones, Michelle Jones,
Join us at our next alumni and booster party on Friday, January 14, at 6:15 p.m. in the Rotunda as the Flippin' Birds Gymnastics Team hosts defending NCAA National Champion UCLA. The meet is set for 7 p.m. in the Centrum. 
