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We did the dedication which was certainly very important, it was incredibly important
to acknowledge
teamwork in all the factions in ways that contributed to bringing us to this point with
the building.
And this is really about
thanking people,
and gratitude and being grateful and acknowledging the contributions
that people have made to this facility.
Certainly
from our narrow perspective in our office we think about financial contributions and
that's very important and we're very grateful for that but
what's more important I think is to acknowledge contributions broadly. We don't get to a point
like this with a building like this
without the dedication,
contributions, craftsmanship in the building,
the care and dedication and the planning,
the oversight of budgets,
the confidence that donors show by putting their money out for something that is just
an idea,
and then is proven at this point to be something so tremendous about which
they can be very proud, so
today is about thanking and it's about thanking all of you. So
that's the program, but before we start
and before the door closes in the back,
I'd like to get your help in thanking Scott Turley and his staff for a fabulous brunch.
All right, Scotts back there somewhere so I hope he heard that, but thank you all very much
if fabulous and we appreciate your help here this afternoon.
To get us started a little bit, I guess I'd like to
recognize the first person on the program
in my own way of
of thanking her, so, Dee Fairchild has given a lot to Grinnell
in blood, sweat and tears, leadership,
tolerance of things she didn't like, cheering for things she did, it's all part of being an
athletic director.
And I think her crowning achievement,
and I'm guessing but I know I would
say this with some confidence,
the leadership that she provided, not because she was a leader in bringing this building
to fruition,
but because I know she feels so strongly about
the team that she was a part of and all the other people that she got to see do their
tremendous work,
that doesn't take away from what a tremendous person
human being person, as well as athletic director,
Grinnell supporter,
that somebody like
Dee Fairchild through her career to Grinnell. SO,
before she comes up,
Russel [Osgood] would like to say a few words as well.