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Robert H. Dedman |
Robert H. Dedman, a generous supporter of Florida State University's Dedman School of Hospitality, died [in August] from a long illness. He was 76. "I have seen Robert talk with senators, and I've seen him talk with maintenance workers," said Terry Taylor, a spokesman for the Dedman family. "He treated each with the same level of dignity and respect and humor and was genuine in his appreciation for each." Dedman, a Dallas businessman, philanthropist and entrepreneur, was founder of ClubCorp Inc., the world's largest owner and operator of golf courses, private clubs and resorts. He also was a major financial supporter of FSU and some Texas universities. A $7-million gift from the Robert and Nancy Dedman Foundation made it possible for FSU's hospitality administration department to become the Dedman School of Hospitality in October 2001. The school is part of the university's College of Business. "There were so many employees of our company who were educated at Florida State that he appreciated programs there, and how employees contributed to the success of the company," said Taylor, who is also an executive vice president of ClubCorp. When Dedman visited FSU's campus last fall, most of his time was spent interacting with students, said Robert Bosselman, director of the Dedman School of Hospitality. "His whole philosophy was to give back," Bosselman said. "He felt he'd been given so much in life that he wanted to give back." Dedman was chairman of the ClubCorp board of directors at the time of his death. Among its golf properties are: Pinehurst, the Village of Pinehurst, N.C.; Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; and Indian Wells Country Club, Indian Wells, Calif. In an interview on the 45th anniversary of ClubCorp in 2002, Dedman said he would like to be remembered as "a giver, not as a taker." -Reprinted from the Tallahassee Democrat, by Kim McCoy |
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Ray Green Jr. |
Ray Green Jr. did a good job during his long career at FSU.
As a result, not many, even on campus, knew his name. He died in Tallahassee July 26. "Ray did a great job, but not many people heard of him, which is good," said Homer Ooten, who worked with him at FSU. "With his job, the only time people said something is when something was wrong." But the people who worked with him remember him, Ooten said. "He was fair, honest and trustworthy. He was the classic Southern gentlemen. He never yelled or screamed, but he expected the best and insisted on it." Mr. Green was in the U.S. Navy during World War II and served 20 years in the Naval Reserves. He graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1945 and received a B.S. in civil engineering from North Carolina State University in 1949. In Tallahassee, he had been a member of the Rotary Club and the First Church of Christ Scientist. |
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J Russell Reaver |
J. Russell Reaver, 86, a professor emeritus in the FSU English department and an expert on Florida's folk culture, died Aug. 2. Dr. Reaver established the first course in folklore at FSU. He also wrote and published numerous books and articles on the subjects of folklore, humanities and American and English literature. Dr. Reaver received the 2002 Folk Heritage Award for his research, writing and teaching about folklore at FSU. "He is, and has been for more than 50 years, an outstanding advocate for the study and advancement of our state's folk culture," Gregory Han-sen of the state Bureau of Historic Preserva-tion, said of Dr. Reaver last year in recommending him for the Folk Heritage Award. "A pioneering Florida folklorist, he is one of our state's foremost cultural advocates." A native of Phoenixville, Pa., he earned a bachelor's degree at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a master's and Ph.D. at Ohio State. He taught at the Citadel and the University of Illinois and came to FSU in 1947. |
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