Hardin-Simmons University Celebrates Founders Day with Class of 1966

April 13, 2016 Crystal McKinnie (Student Writer)

Hardin-Simmons University celebrated the 79th Founders Day Observance in Logsdon Chapel on Tuesday morning.

This special chapel service featured special guest speaker Dr. Wesley Black from the Class of 1966. Dr. Black compared passing on a baton in a relay race to passing on the legacy of faith and love to the future of Hardin-Simmons. 

“Running a relay race requires commitment. Leaving a legacy requires commitment to live faithfully and we must live life now and by example teach and inspire others,” he said. 

He spoke about his time at Hardin-Simmons quipping, “I think HSU alumni forget all the good memories we made here and students today are counting down the days to graduation, especially this time in the semester, but we have to find a way to share the good things with other people.”

Black ended his speech with a thoughtful message.

“You hold a lot in your hands today. The generations before you were kind enough to hand it on to us. The baton has been handed to you now. What will you do with your legacy?” he asked. 

The service then moved on to honor the very first generation of people who first believed in Hardin-Simmons, then just Simmons College.

The Founders Day Observance celebrated some of the people who envisioned Simmons College, later Hardin-Simmons University, and set about making it happen. The honorees were Dr. and Mrs. James B. Simmons, Dr. Robert Simmons, Dr. and Mrs. O.C. Pope, and Dr. and Mrs. J.D. Sandefer. 

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