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Dr. Arthur O. “Art” Lee, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ professor emeritus of history, passed away Saturday, Sept. 24 at the age of 91.<\/p>\n
Dr. Lee, namesake of lecture halls in both the previous and current iteration of Hagg-Sauer Hall, was a member of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ faculty for 36 years, from 1959 until his retirement in 1995. He is the author of “University in the Pines,” considered the definitive history of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, published in 1994 in conjunction with the university’s 75th<\/sup> anniversary celebration.<\/p>\n Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ interviewed Art in 2018, leading up to the university’s Centennial Celebration. That interview, which includes several testimonials from former students, is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n In another interview, Lee shared his memories of the old Hagg-Sauer Hall in the second-level seating area of the new building. A bronze plaque which named the old Hagg-Sauer Hall 100 lecture hall in his honor, which was bolted to cinderblock walls in the old building, was too heavy for the walls in the new building. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ facilities crews built a custom end table to be its new home. The plaque is seen in this interview<\/i><\/a> — which may have been Art’s last with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.<\/p>\n\n Dr. Art Lee’s obituary, provided by his family, is found here<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n Those wishing to honor Dr. Lee’s lifetime commitment to teaching may make donations to the Arthur O. Lee History and Education Scholarship through an online donation form on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Alumni & Foundation website.<\/p>\n
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