Saturday, April 17, 2010

Dedication of Leadership Studies Building and More

Our dedication day started with a trip to the old Leadership Houses on North Manhattan Avenue. We had a small ceremony to remove the old sign to expose the new sign that informs people that we have MOVED to a beautiful new building on campus.

Top row: Mary Lynn Staley and Susan Scott, Bottom row: Warren Staley and Mary T0lar

We all gathered for a leadership studies tradition: a group subarashii, which means wonderful, magnificent and terrific.

My friend Willie was at the party

Willie and the K-State cheerleaders lead several students, faculty, staff and friends of leadership studies from the K-State Union to President Schulz' residence where we picked up several of the donors for our building.

We gathered in President Schulz' backyard with the band, cheerleaders, Willie and lots of supporters to gather the donors and 'big wigs' who were lunching at Captain Kirk's house. We then walked to the Leadership Studies Building for the official dedication.

We danced to the fight song and the Wabash Cannonball.

More dancing on the President's lawn

I love this photo that was taken as the band concluded the fight song in the lobby of the new building. Please notice that sweet Nancy is giving a fist pump on the 'go state' part of the fight song. Nancy is dressed in black pants and a sweater with white/brown/black circles. The ribbon cutting took place just after this and then we went into the townhall (large lecture room) for the speeches. The townhall holds 212 people and it was full, we also had the ceremony projected to several televisions in the building for the overflow crowd.

Even little Avery came to the dedication ceremony - thanks Sharon. Avery likes to have her hands near her face.

Mother/daughter Jody and Debbie. Yes, they came to the dedication; Jody was part of the minor when she was a student at K-State.

I think Debbie wore those sunglasses so we wouldn't notice if her eyes were open or not.

1 comment:

Susan said...

Awesome building! Had a good time on Friday. Garrett loved the array of cookies.

Susan