Lunch at The Main 2011

The 2011 Founders Celebration continued on Wednesday, March 23 with Lunch at The Main, a founders walk that takes current students to various locations on campus where they learn about SUU's rich heritage while enjoying food at each stop.

Emeriti professors Richard Dotson (Chemistry) and Al Tait (Botany) were at Old Main where they recounted the sacrifice of community members who financed the construction of Old Main, the difficult lumber expedition and the uses of the building through the years.

Professor emeritus Gary Giles (Accounting) was stationed at the Braithwaite Building where he introduced students to Royden C. Braithwaite (for whom the building was named) and shared other tidbits such as how the building was used as an overflow hospital during the 1918 influenza epidemic.

Georgia Thompson, former Vice President of Student Services, shared stories of the Sharwan Smith Center and how the community came together (as it has so many times) to aid in its construction. The center was built in three stages and includes the Centrum Arena.

Iron County Alumni Chapter President Bruce Barclay and SUU Librarian Janet Seegmiller shared the story of Old Sorrel and the wintertime expedition to gather lumber to build Old Main and meet the legislature's deadline.

A special thank you to SUUSA for sponsoring Lunch at the Main, and to the Service & Learning Center, Presidential Ambassadors and the Student Alumni Association for staffing each location.