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Show i V. ; i . J UVCC unveils Gunther Trades Bldg. in Friday ceremony The Trades Building on the Utah Valley Community College Orem campus was named after an American Fork family in ceremonies held Oct. 6. During the ceremonies giant letters were unveiled which designated the building as the Gunther Trades Building after the Orville Gunther family. Kerry D. Romesburg, UVCC president, said the opportunity to name the Trades Building at the college for the Gunther family "brings much pride to me and this institution. "The Gunther name," he said, "carries with it a heritage of educational excellence. The Gunther family has served the community in countless ways and the naming of this building is simply a manifestation of their commitment." Bill Anderson, chairman of the UVCC Foundation, said the Gunthers Trades Building "is the first building ever to be given the name of a family on this campus." Names will be put on all of the buildings in years to come, Anderson said. The Gunther family, he said, also gave the college an endow- See GUNTHER on page 3 Orville Gunther accepts congratulations from friends following Friday ceremony. Gunther llBtinued from front page sufficient to provide for thou- 0f young men and women in "irsto come. person said the Gunther 4s Building will bear the fam-"janie fam-"janie in recognition of their many -abutions to the college, jjrville Gunther, the family pa-;Ih pa-;Ih was one of the original in-Wrs in-Wrs a' the college, Anderson i , , Je was recruited to teach sheet ,.a Wurses in conjunction with j National Defense Training juram in 1941 when the school gknown as the Central Utah national School. lis first class consisted of 20 ogmen from the Santaquin area. Cantherlearnedthe sheetmetal lie while working for his father lie family sheet metal shop in iii. After his father's "untimely stl in 1942, Gunther left the a'ije to manage his father's : aness," Anderson said. He hired two of his former students, stu-dents, moved the shop to American Fork, and built a thriving business on the basis of quality workmanship. workman-ship. He served as a member of the Utah State Legislature in 195 1 and later became the chairman of the Utah State Tax Commission. In addition to owning Gunther Comfort Air, formerly Gunther Sheet Metal Works, Gunther is chairman of the board and CEO of the Bank of American Fork. He also served as president of both the LDS German Mission and the Provo LDS Temple. His involvement with UVCC has continued through donations and service as a member of the UVCC Foundation Board. Anderson said the name Gunther Gun-ther Trades Building was given to the Trades Building "in appreciation apprecia-tion to the Orville Gunther family for their contributions, their friendship friend-ship and their support." Gunther expressed appreciation for the honor and commended Wilson Sorenson, former president of UVCC, "in the organization and establishment establish-ment of this institution and giving it the stature it now represents in this community." He said he is concerned with the state of education as it is today regarding training for the trades and other vocational skills. His experience, he said, has demonstrated that "it requires an equal amount of intelligence to become a highly-skilled craftsmen, to that of becoming a doctor or a lawyer." Gunther said he established the endowment at UVCC "to assist in continued quality education opportunities oppor-tunities in the vocational areas." He said he has a great desire that parents, children, and educational educa-tional administration recognize the need for vocational skills and "that we no longer consider a trade secondary secon-dary to a profession." |