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Caption: Dedication - ACES Library
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JEWEL OF THE ACES CAMPUS **> DONORS The McFarland Student and Alumni Center The McFarland Student and Alumni Center was made possible by a generous gift from H. Richard McFarland and Sarah (Sally) F. McFarland in honor and in memory of Dick's parents, Arthur Bryan and Jennie Wilkey McFarland. Dick McFarland, life president of the U of I Class of 1952, planned to return to the family farm when he graduated from the University of Illinois. Instead, he became involved in organizations relating to the food industry, including the Campbell Soup Co. in New Jersey, where he held his first executive position. It was during this time that he met and married Sally, a schoolteacher. From there, Dick joined Keebler Co. in Chicago and then became an executive with Kentucky Fried Chicken, going on to own his own KFC franchises. Sally joined him daily in the early days of McFarland Foods Corp., the business Dick began in Indianapolis, Indiana. Many individuals and groups have experienced Dick .and Sally's generosity and desire to serve, including the ACES Dick and Sally McFarland recipients of their scholarship support. "Attending the university helps you do things in life," Dick has said. Believing that university education is a key to opening many doors has motivated him to give back to his alma mater in recognition of the opportunities he feels he has been blessed with. Dick's father, Arthur, ran the farm near Hoopeston, which has been in the family since 1878. His mother Jennie taught .school.
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