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Caption: Dedication - ACES Library
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;i': JEWEL OF THE ACES CAMPUS DONORS CONFERENCE ROOM, SECOND LEVEL OrviUe O. and Lorraine Mowery This room was made possible through a generous gift from Orville and Lorraine Mowery. Orville Mowery, a native of Alexander County, Illinois, graduated in 1926 from the University of Illinois College of Agriculture. He taught vocational agriculture from 1926 to 1935 and was county farm adviser in the Illinois Cooperative Extension Service from 1935 to 1966. Mr. Moweryreceived the Award of Merit in 1972 from the Agriculture Alumni Association. In 1953, while president of the Illinois Association of Farm Advisers, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the USDA National Association of County Agricultural Agents. He and Mrs. Mowery also generously established the Orville O. Mowery Scholarship Fund for students in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. Mrs. Mowery is the former Lorraine Thornton, a native of Johnson County, Illinois. COMPUTING OFFICE, GROUND LEVEL Ollie B. and Dorothy D. Myers This room was made possible through a generous gift from Ollie and Dorothy Myers of Lexington, Illinois. Ollie graduated from the University of Illinois in 1951 in agricultural education. He received the ACES Alumni Association Award of Merit in 1998. Dorothy graduated from Illinois State Normal University in home economics education in 1951. Their daughter Beverly Myers Nelson graduated from the University of Illinois in home economics education in 1976 and their son Dennis graduated in 1980 with a degree in agriculture. Their granddaughters Kristen and Kimberly Nelson have followed the family footsteps to the University of Illinois. Ollie and Dorothy founded Myers, Inc., a family-run business that provides fertilizer, chemicals, and custom application to its customers. The business is founded upon honesty, good service, and relationships. Ollie and Dorothy have also been deeply involved in community and church activities. 1 <
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