This video, titled Clohan Hall Dedication, occurred on Thursday, December 7, 2017, in front of the dining facility. The gift from Clohan family, including Robert (Bob) A. Clohan III (class of 1967) and son Charles R. Clohan (class of 1998) supported the construction of Sankey Hall. In recognition of the gift from one of Elon's most generous families, the university renamed Colonnades Dining Hall as Clohan Hall. Dr. Leo Lambert spoke. Lambert stated, “Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the dedication of Clohan Hall. It is a great pleasure to dedicate this building in honor of the Clohan family, who has been central to Elon’s development. In addition to supporting Elon’s greatest needs, the Elon Endowment that the Clohan family has provided offers extensive support for this area at the center of Elon’s campus, including gifts to the Love School of Business, the Inman Welcome Center, Koury Business Center, and, now, Clohan Hall. Generous support from trustee Charles R. Clohan and his father, the late Robert A. Clohan III, have now made it possible for Elon to build the Love School of Business new addition, Sankey Hall, positioned at the center of campus between the Colonnades residential neighborhood, Clohan Hall, Belk Library, Moseley Student Center, and the Koury Business Center. 00:01:10 Sankey Hall will serve students throughout the university and provide resources for students from all majors across campus, including: the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center; the Doherty Center for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship; and the financial education center. 00:01:33 Sankey Hall fulfills a great need for the Love School of Business and also holds the promise of being the first building in what will become the central quadrangle that will mix academic, residential, and social spaces in a new and modern core of Elon devoted to innovation and entrepreneurship and design that will include physics and engineering departments. Before long, this new quad will include the site of Elon Elementary school and will be in a 10 minute radius of the majority of our pedestrian-friendly campus. 00:02:11 Through the work of our outstanding faculty and staff, the Love School has emerged as one of the top 50 business programs in the United States… In supporting the Spencer and Martha Love School of Business and Sankey Hall, the Clohan family has embraced our vision for a relationship-rich, student-centered learning environment, which places a premiere on mentoring and challenging students to develop ethical leadership, creativity, keen intellect, and practical problem-solving skills for lives of meaning and purpose. 00:02:55 We were saddened recently to lose one of Elon’s greatest supporters in Robert (Bob) Clohan, Charles’ father. Bob was a tremendous supporter and loyal friend to Elon. Bob’s legacy lives before us through his incredible family and the work he supported at Elon and many other institutions. A proud veteran of the United States Army, Bob was a member of Elon’s Class of 1967. He was the owner and former CEO of Dittma Company, which for over 60 years developed, built, and managed apartment complexes around the Washington, D.C. area and oversaw 24 apartment communities, as well as, hotels, in northern Virginia. Bob was actively involved in the preservation projects within the Berkeley (County) Historical Society in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Bob’s generous donations included: the Love School of Business, the Inman Welcome Center (where he named the 175-seat Clohan Theatre), and the Koury Business Center (where he named a conference room). And it was my great privilege and honor just a couple of weeks before his passing to travel to his home to present Bob with an honorary MBA degree. That was the last time we had an opportunity to see each other. A wonderful visit, a wonderful day, and it is a memory that I will cherish for the rest of my life. 00:04:42 We are deeply grateful for the generous commitment made by Bob and Charles to name this building. 00:04:48 Charles, an owner of the Dittma Company and an 1998 Elon graduate with a degree in business administration, was named to the Elon Board of Trustees in 2016. He has served on the Love School of Business advisory board and a former member of the alumni executive board. 00:05:06 In his home community, Charles is a vice-chair of community engagement on the executive committee of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Charles and his wife have two beautiful children, (daughter) Charlee Raye Clohan and (son), James N. Kurt Cummingham Clohan. Charles and Brittany (wife), you have already built a legacy of philanthropy at Elon and you have helped the university to become better in every way. I am grateful to you. 00:05:36 And your services as a member of the board of trustees has been critical to our good decision making. I appreciate your wise counsel and dedication to your alma mater. 00:05:47 And I know your father was very proud of you, too. Charles and Brittany, would you please stand and receive our thanks for all you have done for Elon (the camera pulled back to see the Clohans standing with their backs to the camera. John Barnhill can be seen standing and applauding under an ‘E’ ELON gonfalon flag). Not all of Bob’s 14 grandchildren and great grandchildren could be here today. I would like to recognize other members of the family (Lambert named Bob’s children: Cristina (Kevin), Yvonne (Mark), Bob (Quyen), Charles (Brittany), Lisa (Bill), and Mary). Jackie M. is a perspective student for the Class of 2022.” 00:07:07 The family stands. Sitting in the front row with the Clohan’s was Brian Baker (Associate Vice President and Director of Principal Gifts), applauding. 00:07:22 Lambert stated, “It gives me great pleasure to welcome trustee Charles Clohan to the podium. Charles.” 00:07:39 Charles Clohan stated, “First and foremost, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to come out and celebrate a dedication with our family. As President Lambert shared, our father passed away October 30th (2017). It was esophageal cancer, which he battled for about 11 months. The truth be told with Brian Baker, we have been trying to plan this dedication since last fall. Things and timing just did not work out. We had to change some dates and then we would have to change dates, again. For that I want to thank you all for being flexible and adjusting your schedules to be here, as well. 00:08:30 When I was talking to Brian Baker earlier in the week, I was looking for a little inspiration on what to say. His thought was, talk about the things you never got caught with in your four years (at Elon). Then he said, ‘please do not tell President Lambert that he said that’ (laughter). This is a running joke because I asked Brian not to say something (to President Lambert) and he did and Leo called me out on it. So either way, I do want to thank everyone -- fellow trustee members, faculty, staff, students, and my own family. I definitely want to thank my wife for her patience with me with things that were going on and allowing me to spend as much time with father in these remaining months of his life. Something else I have to do and I have done it before…I have to thank President Lambert in the last week in September- kinda like he knew something. We were basically postponing this dedication to November 10th- Dr. Lambert basically told Brian that ‘I just want to get up there. I want to honor this man and give him his MBA degree.’ I can’t say how much it meant to him. He was so moved. He (R.Clohan) even went to my sister’s daughters’ play, and he was kidding around that he got his MBA before she did. There is nothing but fond memories for him and our family. For him, it was to give us the ability to be able to come to Elon. 00:10:20 A quick funny story about the past. In the summer of 1993, I was going down to Duke University with a buddy of mine to pick up a friend who was at baseball camp. I remember it was a hot summer day and he (Clohan) asked me to stop by Elon-- quick. 00:10:39 Elon was not on my list of schools. It was Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, and James Madison University. And when I came to North Carolina, I stopped by Elon’s West Dorm, and it did not have air conditioning. Right there and then I said, I am not going to Elon without air conditioning. 00:11:01 That fall, I ended up applying to Elon on behalf of my father, not knowing that I was going to make that commitment to Elon. Elon was the first school that accepted me. And I do not know what it was-- me trying to get out of a conversation with my father about the acceptance letter that I received (but did not want to attend). Either way, thinking back on that moment, I wish I could have it again with him. Because for him it was (begins to cry) more of a proud moment and I did not value it as much as he did. The good news is that he got a tee-shirt out of it because I did not want the tee-shirt (that Elon sent me) 00:11:44 Then fast forwarding to my four years at Elon-- I think that triggered something in him with regards to family and legacy and wanting to start something. It was funny because these last couple of months in August – we kinda knew things were taking a turn for the worse. I asked if we could change the name from Clohan Hall to Robert A. Clohan Hall? He basically told me that he did not want to be recognized in the first place and he would rather it (the building) be called Anonymous Hall. The take away from that conversation: he told me, ‘the legacy was not about Robert A. Clohan III, it was about the Clohan name and family. As he said, ‘it was so much bigger than him as an individual.’ My father was a very humble individual and never wanted the praise. Brian said ‘keep it under 30 minutes.’ I thank you everyone for allowing us to have this opportunity to be a part of this campus for the past, present, and in the future. So thank you so very much again.” 00:13:45 Lambert said, “Thank you, Charles, for those wonderful and warm words. Now I want hear from our Student Government Senator, Steven Klausner, Class of 2020.” Klausner spoke about his acceptance to Elon University and his journey. 00:17:07 Lambert announced the unveiling of the Clohan plaque, which will be placed in the Clohan Hall. “That represents an amazing family legacy,” stated Lambert. 00:17:30 A ribbon cutting occurred with all the Clohan family members and Lambert. As the ribbon cutting was occurring, Dan Anderson could be seen taking photographs for University Communications.