LYON LEGACIES FOLLOWING IN FAMILY’S FOOTSTEPS
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lumni often say that the Lyon College community feels like family. In some cases, it is more than just a feeling. Families like the Hances, Mosers and Crawfords have multiple generations linking their legacies to Lyon. Maggie Hance, ’13, was the third generation in her family to attend Lyon. She was preceded by six family members: her grandfather, Clyde Orville Hance, ’53; her grandmother, LouAnn Hance, ’52; her uncle, Eric Hance, ’78; her father, Paul Hance, ’81; her aunt, Ellen Terrell Case, ’82; and her aunt, Heather Ericson Terrell, ’96. Maggie Hance even met her husband, Drew Nolley, ’14, while at Lyon. “I attended out of a mix of chance and inspiration by family members,” Hance said. “I never really thought about the connection to family until I attended Honors Day with my parents.” Her father discussed his experience and shared some of the stories connected with each building, like Spragins Hall. She later talked with her grandmother about the possibility of attending Lyon. “She disclosed to me the importance Lyon/ Arkansas College has had on my family, which made Lyon even more attractive in my selection process.” Earvin Moser, ’73, originally came to Arkansas College in 1962 to play basketball under Coach R.C. “Dick” Winningham. His father had died his senior year of high school, and Moser couldn’t afford to continue college after his freshman year. When he later began working at White Rogers, the company offered to pay for him to finish his college
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