Eleanore Watts Moyer Award
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: Nominate Electronically | Download Nominations Form
Deadline: 2/18/2010
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.
Lou Knoble
Recipient of the 2009 Eleanore Watts Moyer Award
Presented May 13 at the HC Athletics Banquet
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.
Stan Totten, Professor Emeritus of Geology
Recipient of the 2008 Eleanore Watts Moyer Award
Presented May 15 at the HC Athletics Banquet
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.
Eleanore Watts Moyer Award Text From Alumni Day Luncheon Recognition on
May 10, 2003
I have the honor today of recognizing a very special lady here on Hanover's campus. I have gotten to know Eleanore Moyer by working with her almost everyday in the Office of Alumni Relations, and many of our students recognize her with her support of Hanover Athletic events. Eleanore's history with Hanover College goes back a long long time, indeed, before some of us in the room were born! Eleanore Watts moved to Hanover's campus in 1928, when her mother, Ethelyn LaGrange Watts, was hired by the college to manage College Point House and be the dietician. They lived in CPH until 1939 when they moved to Donner Hall. Eleanore started working on campus during this time, helping the faculty with mailings. In 1938, Eleanore entered Hanover College following her graduation from Hanover High School. She was involved in numerous leadership activities. As a Phi Mu, she was second vice president, and treasurer two years in a row. She served as Editor of the Sportsgirl, was a member of the honorary societies Gamma Sigma Pi, for scholastic achievement, and Alpha Phi Gamma, the journalistic fraternity, sang in the choir and was a member of the Glee Club, was active in sports, and was the first non physical education major to receive the highest PE Award given for PE points awarded. She WAS a student, too, and majored in Math and Business. Eleanore has been involved in many community activities, also. She started teaching Sunday School at the Hanover Presbyterian Church at the age of 12, and continued teaching throughout the years until 1969. She has been president of the women's group there for two years, treasurer for 12 years, and coordinator of the community birthday calendar for 10 years. Eleanore founded the North County Meals on Wheels in Florissant, Missouri in the 1970's, which she coordinated until 1983. For this work, she was recognized as Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award by the Business and Professional Women at their Annual Banquet and by a proclamation of the mayor of Florissant in 1993. In our local area, besides volunteering at the church, and Madison library, Eleanore has volunteered in the Office of Alumni Relations since 1985. Eleanore produces 13 memory books a year, which are kept and read through and used by our Homecoming and Alumni Day reunion goers. She makes nametag after nametag for Alumni and Development events throughout the year. She hugs just about every basketball player who returns to Horner Center for Alumni Basketball each January, as she knows them all, and remembers their triumphs and heartaches as she has seen as many of their games as possible. She is our official alumni "sleuth" as she searches out information for alumni and non alumni alike from around the countryside as they call to find out about their great uncle Ebenezer Schneider, who may have graduated in 1883 or maybe it as 1893, and maybe his name was Snyder or Schreider. Whatever the request, Eleanore researches in her treasure trove of Hanover history and tenaciously sleuths out an answer. Eleanore has been previously recognized by Hanover College as a recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award in 1988 and an Athletic Hall of Fame Award in 1997. And now Eleanore, you have an award named after YOU! We have the artwork for the permanent plaque that will hang in the East Lounge of the Campus Center here to my left. It reads, The Eleanore Watts Moyer Award "In recognition of individuals who have given exemplary voluntary service to Hanover College, the College pays tribute to Eleanore Watts Moyer, Class of 1942, who has served Hanover exceptionally long and well, from her early years growing up on campus where her mother worked as a dietitian, during 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". Eleanore, congratulations, and THANK YOU for all that you have done and continue to do for Hanover College.
Hanover College is proud to recognize Doug Burney, Class of 1973, as the first recipient of the Eleanore Watts Moyer Award. Doug Burney has hosted and underwritten the Annual Fund Phonathon in Indianapolis for the past twelve years, which has resulted in nearly a million dollars in pledges and donations to Hanover College, a sponsorship that grew out of his involvement serving two three year terms on the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Doug has hosted these events, year after year, working behind the scenes to make sure that the phonathons are successful and smooth, and made sure that the long distance calling charges were covered and personally covered the expenses for our volunteers' dinners. Doug is the First Vice President of Investments for Robert W. Baird & Company, Incorporated. He provides civic leadership in other ways for his community by serving as the primary force in Baird's efforts to raise money for the cancer research department of Riley Children's Hospital and the Red Cross. He presently serves as an elder at Christ Presbyterian Church, where he recently chaired a half million dollar capital campaign fund drive. He sponsors Fall Creek Valley Middle School in the Indiana Stock Market Game. Fall Creek Valley Middle School has place first in this state-wide competition for the past two years. While he was a student here, Doug was a member of Sigma Chi and was a business major. Doug, thank you for your dedication to Hanover College and service to the Indianapolis community. And for sending your daughter Shannon to Hanover! Please come up and get your Award!
