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TUSCULUM COLLEGE 2003-2004
THE ELIZA JANE VANDER POEL MOORE MEMORIAL ENDOWED
LIBRARY FUND was established in 1934 by the estate of the late Mr.
George G. Moore of New York, New York in memory of his mother.
Earnings from the fund will be used to support the Tusculum College
Library.
THE JOHN E. AND MARY POITEVENT REDWINE MEMORIAL LI-
BRARY ENDOWED FUND was established in 1998 by the John and
Mary P. Redwine Charitable Trust. Income from the endowment will
be used to add to the library holdings.
THE H. SHERMAN WING MEMORIAL LIBRARY ENDOWED FUND
was established in 1977 by the estate of Charlotte S. Wing of
Poughkeepsie, New York. Mrs. Wing established the fund as a memorial
to her son, Sherman, who was a graduate of Tusculum College,
class of 1946. Earnings from the Wing Fund will be used to purchase
books in the fields of Religion, Sociology, and Psychology.
UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENTS
THE JAMES E. AND VIRGIE HILL BACON ENDOWMENT was established
in 1989 by Mr. and Mrs. James E. Bacon of Fullerton, California.
Mrs. Bacon, the former Virgie Hill of Dandridge, Tennessee, is a
member of the class of 1932. A career public school teacher, she taught
for 18 years in the schools of Jefferson County, Tennessee and 25 years
in the schools of Orange County, California, where she also served as
teaching Assistant Principal. The late Mr. Bacon, a native of Orange
County, California, was an avocado grower and an expert in that field.
He developed two varieties which bear his name. Following Mr.
Bacon’s death, Mrs. Bacon returned to her native Dandridge in 1998.
THE IRENE V. CRUM MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT was established
in 2000 in memory of the late Irene V. Crum of Daytona Beach, Florida.
While at Tusculum College, Miss Crum, a native of Greene County,
studied under Dr. Landon “Daddy” Haynes. She began her teaching
career at Doak High School, and after sixteen years joined the faculty
of Greeneville High School for two years. In 1946 she moved to Daytona
Beach where she specialized in geometry at Mainland High School.
She retired in 1972 after twenty-six years at Mainland and forty-four
year as a public school teacher.
THE HESTER PROCTOR GEHRM ENDOWMENT was established in
1999 by John A. Gehrm II, class of 1966, in honor of his wife. Mrs. Gehrm
holds a degree from Florida State University and earned an MBA from
the College of William and Mary. She was employed in banking prior
to their marriage. Mr. Gehrm attended Tusculum College and is a
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