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Caption: Dedication - Harker Hall
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T he restoration and renewal of Historic Harker Hall is being made possible solely by private gifts from alumni and friends who place a high value on providing quality workspace for Foundation efforts and on the continuity of campus landmarks for future generations to enjoy. ** Two leadership gifts have driven the opportunity to enhance Harker Hall. They include a $3.5 million challenge gift by Maybelle Leland Swanlund, Class of 1932, and gifts totaling seven-figures by William G. Karnes. ** Mrs. Swanlund's gift was made in memory of her late husband, Brunswick Credit Corporation President Lester H. Swanlund. **> The Swanlund challenge for Harker Hall is being met by gifts from former and present officers and directors of the U of I Foundation and other special friends. **> Mr. Karnes, a member of the Class of 1933, is retired chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Beatrice Foods Company. He has been a member of the Foundation since 1954 and has served the University as a trustee, as a U of I Foundation director, vice president and president from 1969 to 1982. **> Through its restoration and renewal, Historic Harker Hall will provide a worthy headquarters for ongoing efforts to raise the private gifts so essential for continuing and strengthening the destiny of greatness for the University of Illinois.
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