Hiram – Hiram College has much to celebrate this new year. Officials are very appreciative of friends and alumni who contributed more than $1.5 million to establish the ‘Edward J. Smerek Chair in Mathematics, the Sciences and Technology’ and $500,000 to establish the ‘Stanley and Lois S. Proctor Director of Field Station Academic Programs Endowment Fund’ for the James H. Barrow Field Station, a research and educational facility that enhances the College’s science and environmental studies program.
A large portion of that support originated from two single sources: a generous, $867,000 estate gift from Cleveland businessman Stan Proctor and a gift of $500,000 from an anonymous donor.
“We are exceedingly grateful to Stan Proctor. Mr. Proctor was a beloved member of the Board of Trustees who believed in the teaching mission of Hiram College. Through his work on the board, he knew first-hand the transformative power of a Hiram education,” said Hiram College President, Lori Varlotta. “Thanks to these most recent gifts, that power will continue to transform the lives of students – and those who teach them – for many years to come.”
