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Class of 1946
Billie Ruth Bowen (Wright), who was honored by Royal United Methodist Church in Virginia for 75 years of active service in the church choir. The choir loft was named in her honor and a reception was held after the worship service.
Class of 1946
wrote to let the College know that she left Maryville in 1945 to attend the University of Iowa, since she had taken all the courses in her field of drama/theatre that were available at the time. Professor West was her advisor and principal teacher, and she admired her greatly. Thelma received a BFA from Iowa and a Masters in Education from Eastern Michigan University. She was hired by Eastern in the Drama department, where she retired as a professor in the late 80’s. During the 1980’s, she attended the University Of Michigan, where she completed 40 hours of graduate work in Drama/Theatre.
