Belton, Texas – On Friday, March 1, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor will celebrate the opening of its latest residential facility, Lord Hall, with a special dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting. The event begins at 1:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
After a short dedication ceremony, UMHB President Randy O’Rear will be joined for a ribbon cutting by Griff and Kathy Lord, Michael and Sharon Lord Daggett, and architects and contractors who took part in the project.
Following the ribbon cutting, visitors can tour the new residence hall, including a eight student rooms.
Lord Hall is named in honor of Griff and Kathy Lord, Michael and Sharon Lord Daggett, and their families. Sharon Lord Daggett established an endowed scholarship in 1996 in memory of her grandmother Ida Myrtle Roberts Manning, who attended Baylor College for Women (now UMHB) in 1905. In the years following, Sharon and her brother, Griff, and their families made frequent personal gifts to the endowment and facilitated the awarding of grants to UMHB from the Grogan Lord Foundation, established by their father.
Through their gifts, the Lord family has provided significant support for campus facilities such as the Parker Academic Center (Lord Conference Center), the Paul and Jane Meyer Christian Studies Center (Manning Chapel), and the Sue & Frank Mayborn Performing Arts Center (Main Stage). The Ida Myrtle Roberts Manning Endowed Scholarship is now one of the largest scholarships at UMHB; since its inception it has helped more than 326 students pay for their education at UMHB.
