WEATHERFORD - At the annual appreciation dinner recognizing scholarship donors recently, the Weatherford College Foundation presented one of the College’s most prestigious awards, the Carlos Hartnett Award, to Marjorie Kimbrough Dome of Longview.
The award, established in 1997 and named for WC’s first development officer, is given to a citizen who encourages others, by word and by example, to give for the benefit of Weatherford College.
In his presentation of the award to Dome, Brent Baker, WC vice president of Institutional Advancement and executive director of the Foundation, said, “Marjorie married a proud Weatherford College alumnus, O.L. Kimbrough, and as a couple, they began supporting scholarships and other Weatherford College projects with gifts to the Foundation at least 15 years ago. They helped fund the installation of decorative lamp posts on campus, and provided beautiful new flags for the Alkek Fine Arts Center.”
Additionally, the honoree donated $10,000 to establish a scholarship in 2004, and has continued to support scholarships at WC with annual gifts of $5,000 in recent years. Marjorie, now with her husband Tom Dome, has contributed $30,000 to this Foundation scholarship in the last five years.
“This type of annual support is unusual for our college, but I also find it extraordinary that Marjorie has continued to support O.L.’s Alma Mater after his passing, and that she does it from a distance,” said Baker. “That tells me that she and Tom understand the importance of higher education - her commitment to scholarships is truly encouraging others, by word and by deed, to give.”
Previous winners of the Carlos Hartnett Award are Mark Littleton, 1997; I.B. Hand, 1998; Jack Borden, 1999; Roy Grogan, 2000; Jerry Durant, 2001; Dorothy Doss, 2002; Dr. Jim Boyd, 2003-04; Joe Tison, 2005-06; Jean Bryan, 2007; and Eddie Kidd, 2008.
As the Carlos Hartnett Award recipient, Dome received a plaque, and her name will be engraved on a granite plaque at the entrance of the Alkek Fine Arts Center.
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