| Tribute to J. Willard Marriott bookstore and a little theater, and taught high school English. Though a freshman, he also served as president of the student body. In his spare time, from pes, as the successful restaurant chain became known about 4 to 7 a.m., he studied.” A great love for the institution, his classmates, and Aaron W. Tracy, the president of the struggling institution, was nurtured during his undergraduate operates over years and persisted throughout his entire life. After his studies at Weber and subsequent graduation from the University of Utah where he met his future wife, Alice Sheets, Mr. talents after moving to Washington, D.C. in 1927 to open a nine seat A&W root beer stand on partially borrowed capital. J. Willard Mariott, Sr. and third capital that there were current critical to and the future subsequent growth students of the could improvements, scholarship funds, _lec- was truly one of the greatest men I have had the opportunity of knowing in my association with the col- lege. He was a remarkable example of the free enter- J. Willard Marriott (second from left), greets Congressman Laurence J. Burton (left), former WSC President H. Aldous Dixon and media personality Mark Evans Austad (right) in this 1963 photo taken in Washington, D. Cc. place prise system; his unique management style combining initiative and industry with the highest degree of integrity further testifies to the sterling qualities of his character. He was indeed one of the illuminaries of his time and with his passing both a warm and friendly light has gone out.” The Lie ‘Movies always told me love ended dramatically. Sometimes it rushed away like a rude gust of autumn wind, or gushed away on a swollen stream, or thundered and lighteninged away, Dr. Carroll participated in an annual contest sponsored June 24-28 by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) and won three place standings as well as two honorable mentions. She was one of few national winners to capture three place said land recognition of which the Institutional Council has chosen to memorialize the new Allied Health Science building currently under construction in his honor. In commenting on his death, Mr. Dean Hurst, vice President for College Relations, said, “Bill Marriott in a recent national poetry contest. standings. Dr. Carroll a tureships, and faculty incentive programs. His most recent and substantial gift was a $1 million endowment to the school. of Allied Health Sciences in . LaVon B. Carroll, a professor of English, second became emulate. Subsequent gifts to the college were applied to virtually every segment of the campus including Poet wins in national contest first, soon donations were applied towards the purchase of additional which State College. a name school. He became identified as one of the institution's most successful alumni; a role model ding areas. While times may have been hard for the struggling family, considerable attention was apparently given to the children’s education, for at least seven are carried on the alumni records of Weber won the Marriott hallmark of excellence throughout the industry. The| awarding of an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Weber State College in 1970 reaffirmed his great interest and concern for the continued growth and development of his alma mater. A close friend of President William P. Miller, Mr. Marriott to the menu of their infant business. The Hot Shop- spent scratching out a meager existence on the family’s farm and as a sheepherder in the surroun- a a ibusiness where -was a frequent visitor to the new campus. His earliest his New Hampshire vacation home, August 13, 1985. From a humble beginning in the obscure rural — settlement of Marriott to international acclaim and prominence, Bill Marriott became the personification of the American Dream. One of eight children born to pioneer family H.W. and Ellen Marriott, Bill's growing up years were a Farrell's Ice Cream. Mr. Marriott's penchant for business was greatly augmented through the assistance and support of his wife Alice who added chili and other Mexican dishes one of Weber's: Willard Marriott, Sr., died — e favorite sons and _ benefactors, While at Weber, Bill further developed the work ethic learned during his youth and in an article from the Reader's Digest published several years ago titled "Everybody Likes to Work for Bill Marriott,” the story states, ‘Enrolling in Weber College in Ogden he worked for the campus newspaper, managed the Sunline Following up on the initial success of the automobile-oriented drive-in restaurant market, Mr. Marriott recognized the emerging role of air travel faculty and this difficult _and the related opportunities in catering food to the of financial nation’s air carriers. Not content to rest on the a number of strength of past success he then entered the hotel innovative programs geared to student recruitment, financial assistance, and institutional development in which the youthful Bill Marriott was called to play a significant role. No doubt such challenges helped his entrepreneurial 125 hotels around the world, Cruise Ship Company, Great America Theme Parks, and 2,500 fast food restaurants including Roy Rogers Family Restaurant,Bob's Big Boy coffee shops (known as JB's in Ogden} Junior Hot Shoppes, and Marriott returned to Weber College as a member of the treasurer of the institution. It was during time, parallelling the nation’s period stress, that President Tracy employed hone was the base of the Marriott Corporation's $1.2 billion hotel and restaurant empire which now or went to the throbbing of cellos wailing in a stormy landscape. Would it do to tell in a poem how this wintery morning I was halfway through breakfast before I noticed 50 different categories with close to 10,000 entries. Her poem The Execution of Velma Barfield won first place in the Florida State competition. Soap Something had evaporated in the night leaving an emptiness surrounded Opera took second place in a category sponsored by the Past Presidents of NFSPS and her poem titled The Lie won third in a contest sponsored by the Poet by a thin, transparent shell? — Laureates of Texas. I tell myself. “Put the cup carefully down in the saucer, finish your toast, Dr. Carroll was named Utah's Poet of the Year for 1982-83 by the Utah Academy of Science, Arts and ‘Letters and is currently president-elect of the Utah ‘State Poetry Society. tidy the table She has been at WSC since 1962. She received the and quietly leave the house. Presidential Dinstinguished Professor award in 1983, has twice won the “Cortez Honors Lecture” award and was selected “Outstanding Educator in America” in 1975. _ She has published many articles and poems, in‘cluding a prize winning collection of poetry called “The Shrouded Carousel.” She received her Ph.D. from the University Dr. LaVon B. Carroll Love has departed leaving silence and dust and you will never know which door or window it went out.” of Utah and has attended the University of California at ‘Berkely, Oxford University, University College in Dublin and the University of Edinburg. --LaVon B. Carroll Third place, Poet Laureate of Texas Award, 1985 National Federation of State Poetry Societies contest. Weber State College Comment, October 1985, page 3