Homecoming Dedication, November 14, 2015
On Homecoming Saturday, November 14, 2015, forty years after the end of the Vietnam war for Americans, Stetson University dedicated a campus space honoring alumni and students who served there or during that era (1964-1975).
The site was announced in the summer of 2015 and plans for the site moved forward quickly under the leadership of alumnus Jay Mechling ’67, Ph.D. (Mechling, center, is pictured along with the other members of the planning committee: left to right, Grady Ballenger, Professor of English; Richard Swartz ’68; Sue Ryan, Dean of the Library; and Kate Pearce, Assistant VP of Development and Alumni Engagement.) With the blessing of President Wendy Libby, a group of administrators, faculty, staff and alumni selected a pleasant and readily accessible outdoor site that encourages meditation on national service during a time of war that tested our campus and America.
