Winter 2005 - Wayne State College

Hemenway Establishes Endowed Education ScholarshipDr. Myrle Hemenway ’39 has establishedthe Dr. Myrle and K. Leone HemenwayEndowed Education Scholarship. Myrle’sson, Dr. Robert Hemenway who is Chancellorof the University of Kansas encouragedhis father to establish the scholarship to helpWayne State students but to also celebrateMyrle’s career in education.After graduating from Wayne State in1939, Myrle took his first teaching positionin Massena, Iowa to teach social studies andgeneral science. After marrying K. LeoneCook, May 21, 1940, who Myrle had met atWayne State College when they were bothstudents, they moved to Edison, Nebraskawhere Myrle taught high school English,American Literature, biology and was coach.He later worked in Iowa schools in MissouriValley and then in Shenandoah where hebecame the junior high principal and coach.In 1954 he completed his MA in historyand in 1963 earned his Ed. D, in schooladministration at the University of Nebraska.He served as the principal at the junior highfor eleven years until 1966 when he took aposition at the University of Colorado atBoulder in the education department focusingon school administration with specializationin middle level education. Leone was athis side, along with their two children,Dr. Myrle and K. Leone Hemenway“Myrle and Leone’s endowedscholarship will continue in perpetuitytheir legacy of positivelyimpacting young people throughtheir commitment to education.”Bob and Pam for all of these moves. Leoneat the same time realized a successful careerof 27 years teaching in lower elementarygrades.Myrle played a key role in developingpolicies and standards for accreditation ofmiddle level schools in the North CentralAssociation. In Boulder Myrle served asinterim Colorado State Chairman of theNorth Central Association. In this positionMyrle made decisions related to the 150Colorado schools that were members of theNCA. In 1976, he was chosen by the U. S.Department of Defense to accredit schoolsoperated by the Department. He representedthe NCA in the Pacific to ensure thatdependent schools in Japan, Okinawa, andthe Philippines were equivalent to the bestNCA schools in the United States.Myrle retired in 1985 and he andLeone began retirement with an extensivetrip to Europe. He completed his autobiographyin 2000, again at the urging of son,Robert, and therein reflected that to positivelyaffect the lives of countless youngpeople is fulfilling. Myrle and Leone’sendowed scholarship will continue inperpetuity their legacy of positively impactingyoung people through their commitmentto education.FriendswithForesightOur Board of Trustees bears theresponsibility for the financial healthof the Wayne State Foundation andultimately the private funding forWayne State College. Thisresponsibility includes not onlycurrent needs, but also the financialneeds of the future. One of the waysthe board addresses this future obligation is through the WayneState Foundation Office of Planned Giving.While some planned gifts are aimed at current needs, thebulk of these gifts provide resources for tomorrow. For example,our endowment program sets in place an assortment of enduringfunds that address the ongoing needs of Wayne State.Our gift annuity program provides resources to the WayneState Foundation when the annuity payments are completed.Another example is our emphasis on bequests, whereby donorscan make gifts through their estates at death. Anyone who leavesa bequest to the Wayne State Foundation can provide theinstitution with the flexibility to use the funding as needs ariseby leaving their gift unrestricted or earmark all or a portion oftheir gifts to areas of their specific interest such as scholarships,athletics, academic departments, or campus beautification.We appreciate our friends who continually give to thefoundation year after year through annual contributions andspecial gifts. We could not exist without you. We also want tohonor those of you who look into the future and address theunseen needs that lie out there before us. You give us hope andconfidence in a brighter tomorrow. The fact is, we need all of ourfriends to support the mission of the Wayne State Foundation inevery way possibleOur director of planned giving, Kevin Armstrong, will behappy to show you how you can demonstrate your foresightthrough a planned gift. Contact him at 402-375-7534 orkearmst1@wsc.edu or complete and return the form below._____ Please send me information about the Wayne State FoundationHeritage Society._____ Please contact me personally to discuss my planned giving options._____ I have already included Wayne State Foundation in my estate plan.Name _________________________________________________________Address _______________________________________________________City, State, Zip _________________________________________________Phone (_____) _________________________________________________Year graduted from WSC (if applicable) ____________________________Please return form to: Wayne State Foundation • 1111 Main StreetWayne, Nebraska 68787 • 402-375-7510WAYNE STATE MAGAZINE 11