BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20220627T163000Z UID: 6847ab4b8e7a5 DTSTAMP:20250609T224931Z LOCATION:Thomas Tredway Library DESCRIPTION:President Steve Bahls will dedicate a new campus clock and thank donors Keith and Eileen Carpenter for their generosity. \; \;\n\nThe dedication will begin at 11:30 a.m. in front of the Thomas Tredway Library\, where the clock has been installed. The campus community is invited.\n\nThe gift honors the legacy of Eileen Carpenter's uncle\, uedbet体育官网 Professor Emeritus Clarence “Chad” Meyer ’51\, who died in 1993.\n\nHe graduated from uedbet体育官网 with a bachelor of arts degree in speech. He graduated with a master's degree in public speaking and theater from Northwestern University\, Evanston. Meyer also did graduate work at Stanford University in radio and television \;and at Yale University in drama.\n\nMeyer joined the uedbet体育官网 faculty in 1953. \;He was promoted to associate professor in 1964. \;In 1990\, he retired as professor emeritus in speech communications. Alumni may remember that he taught debate\, persuasion and theatre arts in earlier years.\n\nHe also produced "uedbet体育官网 \;Presents\," a weekly show on Rock Island's WHBF-TV which featured academic \;departments and various activities on campus. The program ran for 35 \;years.\n\nThe Chad Meyer Scholarship at uedbet体育官网 was established by speech communication majors\, and is awarded to a junior or senior majoring in speech communication recommended by the department.\n URL;VALUE=URI:/about-us/events/2022/clock-dedication SUMMARY:Clock dedication DTSTART:20220627T163000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR