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After a lifetime of dedication to the college, LeRoy Hook was honored with the 2005 Alumni Service to Whitworth Award. Hook, who taught at Spokane's West Valley High School for 27 years, is a tireless Whitworth booster who has devoted himself to preserving the legacy of Francis Tiley Hardwick, credited by many with keeping the college afloat during difficult times that included the Great Depression and World War II.
Hardwick served Whitworth in myriad ways from 1929-1949, most significantly as dean and interim president. The original HUB was named for him, and Hook and fellow alums from the Hardwick era helped in the fund-raising for that building. Many of these alumni, including Hook and his late wife of nearly 64 years, Shirley Hook, '67, sent their children and grandchildren to the college. Three of the four Hook children are Whitworth alums.
To ensure a lasting tribute to the beloved Dean Hardwick and his wife, Hook spearheaded a fund-raising campaign to establish the Francis T. & Fern Hardwick Scholarship Endowment, which ensures that each year a deserving Whitworth student will benefit from the labor and gifts of Hook and his classmates in honor of the Hardwicks.
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