February 17, 2003
HSU names Parker College of Liberal Arts
___ABILENE--Hardin-Simmons University has named the Cynthia Ann Parker College of Liberal Arts.
___President Craig Turner announced the naming at a dinner meeting of trustees Feb. 6. The action honors the late wife of James Parker of Abilene. Mrs. Parker was born in 1932 and died last June.
___The naming was made possible by a gift from the Parker family, a donation Turner described as one of the university's "larger gifts." Other major gifts have created or named the Logsdon School of Theology, Kelley College of Business, Holland School of Sciences and Mathematics, and the Irvin School of Education.
___After graduation from Lamesa High School in 1950, Mrs. Parker attended Hardin-Simmons, where she met and married her husband.
___She was known in the community for her service to children, including longtime work as a Sunday School teacher and Vacation Bible School leader. She helped establish one of Abilene's first day care centers, served on the board of hospice, volunteered with Hendrick Hospital Auxiliary and Meals on Wheels.
___"Mrs. Parker loved Hardin-Simmons University and the students served by this institution," Turner said. "The life of Cynthia Ann Parker glorified Jesus, was a powerful Christian witness and represents the best of what Hardin-Simmons stands for--education enlightened by faith."
___In 1979, the Parkers established an endowed scholarship in honor of Tom and Marilyn McMillan, Southern Baptist missionaries to Africa.
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