In the midst of a particularly harsh Meadville winter, the opening of the newly renovated Henderson Campus Center seemed like a godsend. With McKinley's transformed and rejuvenated on the first floor, the post office, bookstore, and coffeehouse on the second, and meeting rooms and student organizations on the third, students might have thought that if it weren't for classes, they would never have to muster their courage and face the cold again.

Larry Merriman '50 not only chaired the trustee planning committee that oversaw the project's evolution, but he and his wife, Patricia, also contributed to the renovations fund. "Allegheny's on a roll," he says. "You're just starting to see the beginning of it."

Though the renovations to the Campus Center were a monumental undertaking, no one is taking a breather now that they're finished. The board of trustees and College officials are already looking ahead to projects that will further enhance Henderson's status as the heart of the campus: the transformation of nearby Cochran Hall into an alumni center and the construction of a new theatre and communication arts building on the Campus Center's north side.

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