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Show Sheldon Grant receives Service Award He knows just how many trees, shrubs and ground cover plants were on campus when he first began working here and he can tell you just how many there are today," Merrill B. Kunz, physical plant controller, says. "Sheldon is a very dedicated man. He nev r shirks and he expects the same from his employees," Kunz adds. Grant was born and raised in New Harmony, Washington County, the second of nine children. In 1938 he married Vada Prince, and there they lived until her death on September 2. The Grants are the parents of three children, Velda Grant, Salt Lake City, Rolain G. King, New Harmony; Har-mony; and Sheldon Kerry Grant, a professor of geology at the University of Missouri. ' The DSI recipient is a veteran of World War II and received a Purple Heart for his service in the European theater. He is an active member of the LDS Church, having served as bishop of the New Harmony Ward. He is now a temple worker. Grant believes in the ancient proverb that "He who plants trees loves others besides himself." "When I get down and need a lift, I walk the grounds and get the strength to carry on. I usually end up under the branches of the magnificent spruce north of the Science Building this tree could be well over 100 years old," he says. Sheldon B. Grant, superintendent of grounds at Southern Utah State College, has been named the 1979-80 recipient of the SUSC Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Award. The SUSC groundsman will be an honored guest at the alumni banquet Saturday evening. "SUSC's Distinguished Service Award is presented at the alumni banquet each fall during homecoming week," Don Marchant, Alumni association president, said. "It was established by the association to recognize outstanding individuals for their contributions, service and dedication to Southern Utah State College." The DIS was first presented in 1968. The first recipient of the prestigious award was Hazen Cooley, treasurer " emeritus and -professor emeritus of business at SUSC. Since then 14 individuals and one group, the Cedar City Chamber of Commerce, have been honored, including Dr. J.S. Prestwich, the 1978-79 recipient. "We are very pleased to honor Sheldon Grant as the 1979-80 winner of this award," Marchant said. "His name will be added to the engraved plaque of winners which is permanently per-manently displayed in the SUSC Alumni House." Grant began working at SUSC in November, 1957, on a temporary basis and was hired in January, 1958, as the college's first full-time groundsman. "During the 22 years Sheldon has worked at SUSC, the college has grown from a small, 10-acre campus, to a campus which now stretches over 59 acres. |