Purpose
The purpose of the Eleanore Watts Moyer Award is to recognize individuals who have given exemplary voluntary service to Hanover College. In so doing, Hanover also pays tribute to Eleanore Watts Moyer, Class of 1942, who served Hanover exceptionally long and well, from her early years growing up on campus where her mother worked as a dietitian, through her years as a noteworthy student-athlete, and through the culmination of her volunteerism which reached an apex from the period of 1983 into the twenty-first century.
Eligibility
All non-student volunteers - including alumni, trustees, community members, staff and faculty, or friends of the College - are eligible for consideration for the Eleanore Watts Moyer Award.
The Award
A plaque will be presented to the recipient at a public ceremony, and a plaque with each recipient's name will be permanently displayed on campus.
Nominations: Online Nomination
Please send letter supporting your nomination to inmana@hanover.edu by the deadline. To be considered, a nomination letter is required for all nominees.
Deadline: 2/15/12
Past recipients
2002 Doug Burney '73, 2003 John R. Smith '53, 2004 Marjorie Conner, 2005 Bill Griffin, 2006 Chris Wilcox and Randy Master '82, 2007 Pat Nichols, 2008 Stan Totten, 2009 Lou Knoble, 2010 Lisa Fleming '82 and Grace Ireland, 2011 Lynn Welch Maricle '75.
This year’s Eleanore Watts Moyer Award recognizes someone whose volunteer service has been especially notable in promoting and supporting the arts at Hanover College.
Lynn Welch Maricle graduated from Hanover College in 1975, and went on to serve as the director of choral music at Madison High School for 31 years. For the past five years since her retirement, she has assisted Paul Hildebrand, director of the Community Arts Series, with the annual program, Maricle and her husband, Scott, have been long-time season subscribers and contributors.
She is a member of the CAS community advisory board, and has been instrumental in adding several community leaders and supporters of the arts to that volunteer body. Through personal contacts and professional relationships, Maricle has brought four teachers from Madison and Southwestern schools onto the board.
Through her knowledge and relationships with the network of civic leaders in the Madison area, coupled with her commitment to Hanover College and the CAS program, she has raised several thousand dollars in underwriting and sponsorships over the past four years, and has put together many meetings with well-place individuals in order to promote it.
Maricle also volunteers whenever needed at the CAS events themselves, helping to usher or staffing the artists’ merchandise table.
Longtime Hanover athletics supporter Lou Knoble was presented with the Eleanore Watts Moyer Volunteer of the Year Award at the close of the ceremony.
Knoble, a retired high school art teacher and cross country coach, has been a fixture in Hanover's athletic department for more than 10 years. During that span, he has performed such roles as assistant cross country coach, head men's tennis coach, sports information assistant and art instructor.
Knoble has been key figure during Hanover's hosting of the 2003 and 2008 NCAA III national cross country championships and three NCAA Great Lakes Regionals.
He continues to be a driving force in connecting Hanover's athletes and events with members of the local community.
Dr. Stan Totten has worked tirelessly to develop the Natural History Museum at our Science Center. It is truly a showpiece of Hanover College! Through his development of relationships with alumni and friends of HC, he has obtained many new collections for the Science Center displays, combining these with existing collections. Dr. Totten often provides tours of the Science Center to alumni, prospective students, and visitors.
An outgrowth of the planning for the Science Center was the concept of a book documenting science at Hanover College. Dr. Totten took on this challenge, and has authored a wonderful book, entitled 100 Points of Light, A History of Science at Hanover College , published in 2007. His work is filled not only Hanover science and HC history, but also the stories of the faculty and alumni who have had great impact and accomplishment in their fields. Proceeds of the sales of 100 Points of Light further support the Science Center's Museum of Natural History.
Congratulations to Dr. Totten, and many thanks to him for his service to and support of the College, not only in the area of science, but also athletics, admissions, alumni and donor relations.