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Caption: Dedication - Spurlock Museum
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MAX L. A N D MAXINE M . ROWE Both Max and Maxine Rowe are graduates of U of I. Maxine graduated from U of I in 1944, Max graduated a year earlier and then went on to obtain a Juris Doctorate from the College of Law. He has been active in national and state politics and practiced corporate law in the Chicago area for nearly 30 years. He later moved to Springfield, Illinois, near the family home in Dallas City. An energetic man, he swam across the Mississippi River in 1994, at the age of 72, to win a $1 bet with his grandson. BETTY A N N KNIGHT Betty Ann Knight is a former board president for the Museum and a retired social worker in the Urbana schools. She earned a bachelor's degree in home economics in 1938, a bachelor's degree in human resources and family studies in 1939, and a master's degree in social work in 1948. Her gift in support of the A.R. Knight Auditorium is in honor of her late father, Abner R. "Buck" Knight, a former dean and popular professor of electrical engineering at U of I. H. ROSS A N D HELEN W O R K M A N H. Ross Workman is a 1948 graduate of the College of Commerce and Business Administration who earned his law degree from U of I a year later. A retired vice president of Allstate Insurance Company, he and his wife, Helen, a retired teacher, are avid travelers who share an enthusiasm for history and culture. Their interest also has manifested itself in generous, long-time support for the Museum. Their gifts have made possible two galleries, Ancient Mediterranean Cultures and Asian Cultures, as well as the staff office complex and collections storage areas. 27
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