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Two
Rexburg couples were presented with Distinguished Emeritus Service Awards
during the semi-annual BYU-Idaho/Ricks College Emeritus Club breakfast Oct.
18.
Terrell
and Margaret Arnold and Weston and Lila Lawrence were presented awards for the service they
provide in their community as well as to the university.
Terrell
(class of 1953) and Margaret (class of 1948) are the owners and operators
of Arnold Press, a family business that they originally started in 1966 in
their home. In 1990 they purchased a new building located on Second North
in Rexburg. Their son, Kent, is now part owner and manager of Arnold Press.
According
to Terrell, Margaret had “printer’s ink in her blood.”
She is the daughter of Arthur and Nell Porter (founders of Porter’s
Printing Office and Bookstore). She spent much of her youth working for her
father at Porter’s and The Rexburg Journal.
Both
Terrell and Margaret have been very civic minded over the years. Terrell
aided in bringing the carousel from Utah
to its current location in Porter Park. He has also engaged in the
preservation of landmarks, such as the rock pump house on South Second
East. Currently, he is serving as curator of the Teton
Flood Museum.
Margaret
served as secretary for the Rexburg Chamber of Commerce for many years and
now serves as chairman of the Upper Valley Arts Council in Rexburg and was
most recently named county president of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She
is well known for her handwork, making everything from quilts and sweaters
to the curtains in her home.
Lila
(class of 1950) grew up in the red brick house just east of the Kirkham Auditorium. She has fond childhood memories of Ricks
College and says that Ricks has
always been an important part of her life. The college was just across the
street, so most of their family activities centered around
the campus. Lila remembers playing tennis on the college courts, playing
baseball with the neighborhood children on the large lawn, and climbing on
the large metal staircases on the backs of the buildings.
Lila
served on the Alumni Council of Ricks College from 1949-1950 and 1981-1984.
She also worked in the billing department at the Rexburg
Medical Center
and at the Ricks College
Student Health
Center as cashier and insurance
clerk. She retired in 1997, but still does billing over the Internet for
her son-in-law, who is a doctor in Texas.
Wes
(class of 1952) was on the Ricks College
basketball team from 1948 through 1952. This is when Ricks was a four-year
school. One of his most prized possessions is the four-year letter award he
earned: a navy blue blanket with white binding and a large block “R”
in the middle and his name in one corner. Playing basketball for Ricks was
a very memorable and rewarding experience for Wes. Berkley
“Brick” Parkinson, who coached Wes both in high school and at Ricks
College, named Wes one of his
10 most outstanding players throughout his entire coaching career.
Wes
is a charter member of the Rexburg Kiwanis Club and has held many
leadership positions in the club, including president and secretary. Over
the years, Wes assisted the Kiwanis Club with many service projects. He has
40 years of perfect attendance at their weekly meetings. The Kiwanis Club
built the foot bridge at Rexburg Nature
Park as a joint project with
the city of Rexburg and
dedicated it in his honor. Wes is also an active member of the Sons of the
Utah Pioneers organization.
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