in memoriam
MARY ANCHORS
Mary Anchors, the College’s long-time administrative assistant, died Sept. 11. She was 55.
Mary had suffered in her last year, and possibly longer, from Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Mary joined the University in 1975 and transferred to the College in 1977 as an account clerk. She was promoted to fiscal assistant in 1981 and accountant in 1985. She became the College’s administrative assistant in 1986 and retained that position until 2003.
Mary was curious about everything and continually sought to discover new information in every area of her responsibilities. She was persistent in overcoming almost any obstacle to achieve the goals she set for herself. She graduated from Gainesville High School in 1968. She took her first community college course in 1969 – and earned her AA from Santa Fe Community College in 1989. She never stopped learning.
Mary was the go-to person for every faculty and staff member who had a problem. She saw problems as interesting challenges and made it look easy to discover the solutions, even when the road between question and answer had many curves.
She was a friend as well as a colleague to everyone who knew her.
Survivors include a daughter, Joanna Thomas; a son, Robert; four grandchildren; a brother and two sisters. Another sister died from Lou Gehrig’s disease on Sept. 9, after a 12-year battle with the disease. Mary’s mother also died of Lou Gehrig’s disease.
STEVEN F. CORRELL
Steven F. Correll, an adjunct professor at the College, died Feb. 4 at Shands-AGH Hospital in Gainesville. He was 64.
Steven taught Ethics and Problems in Advertising.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Conway Correll, an advertising professor at the College; a brother, Roderick W. Correll; a half-sister, Suzette Tudor; two daughters, Eva E. Clawson and Lilli R. Olive; a stepdaughter, Shannon C. Keith; and six grandchildren.
HARRY H. GRIGGS
Harry H. Griggs, professor emeritus of the College, died Dec. 14 at Ayers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Trenton, Fla. He was 76. Harry joined the Department of Journalism as an assistant professor in 1958. He was promoted to associate professor in 1962. He was awarded tenure in 1964 and was promoted to the rank of professor in 1967. He took early retirement in December 1986.
Harry directed the college’s graduate program from 1962 to 1975 and the research program from 1962 to 1970. He chaired master’s advisory committees for more than 70 graduate students during his time on the faculty (the College did not have a Ph.D. program at that time).
Born in Rockville, Ind., Harry taught at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls, Butler University and the University of Iowa. He was an editor for newspapers in Bloomington, Lafayette and Fort Wayne, Ind. From 1946 to 1947, he served with the U.S.Army in Germany as the sports editor of the constabulary newspaper.
Harry earned a B.A. in journalism (1947) and an M.A. in economics (1949) from Indiana University, and a Ph.D. in mass communications (1962) from the University of Iowa.
He was president of the Fort Wayne Editorial Association in 1952 to 1953 and president of the North Florida Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in 1964. He also was an elder of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Gainesville.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years Carolyn Edging Griggs of Gainesville; a daughter, Nancy Griggs Morgan of Minneapolis, Minn., a son, Allan A. Griggs of San Antonio; a brother, David A. Griggs of Fort Wayne; and three grandchildren.
ROY PASCHAL MAYS
Roy Paschal Mays, MAMC 1992, of Williston died on March 2 in Williston, Fla. He was 57.
Roy was an adjunct instructor at the College for many years and worked for the St. Petersburg Times and The Gainesville Sun.
After moving to Williston five years ago, he taught journalism and English at Williston High School.
Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Della G. Mays; a son, Doug Mays; and a daughter, Amber Mays.
NORMA K.WAGNER
Norma K. Wagner, JM 1990, a general assignment reporter for the Deseret Morning News, died July 2 in Salt Lake City. She was 41.
She worked for the Orlando Sentinel, the St. Petersburg Times,The Atlanta Journal- Constitution and the Salt Lake Tribune. She is survived by her husband, John Patrick Harrison, and her son.
