Vernon E. "Dan" McGrew, Class of 1949

Author, Instructor, Historian

Prior to earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history from Marietta College in 1949, Vernon E. "Dan" McGrew wrote for the student newspaper, The Marcolian.

Following graduation, he embarked on a 38-year career with his alma mater. During a brief hiatus (1951-54), McGrew accepted a position in the journalism department of California's Whittier College. There he was named Director of Public Relations, capturing the American College Public Relations Association's first-place award for the Whittier College catalog.

Returning to Marietta in 1954 as College editor and journalism instructor, he rose to Assistant to the President for Development (1956-63), and Director of Development (1963-71), followed by three years service as Associate in Development, Assistant to the President and as a development consultant. In 1963, McGrew was named Secretary to the Board of Trustees, serving until his 1990 retirement. During his tenure, McGrew penned an on-going column for Marietta's alumni magazine, Marietta's World.

In 1980, he received the first Alumni Association President's Award in honor of "… distinguished service to the institution." In 1985, McGrew co-created a photographic history of the College, Moments in Time. The Board of Trustees, in recognition of his devoted service, named McGrew an Honorary Trustee in 1990, the fifth such appointment in the College's history.

McGrew authored a volume of College history (1935-89), … In the Various Branches of Useful Knowledge, which was published in 1994, one month after his Sept. 27 death. A scholarship in his memory was established that same year.

Hall of Honor Members by Induction Year

1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

S. Durward "Steve" Hoag	Vernon E. "Dan" McGrew	Ray Anderson Barnhart
Class of 1923	Class of 1949	Class of 1950
Hotelier, Civic Leader, Photographer, Historian	Author, Instructor, Historian	Civic Leader, Federal Administrator

Eric S. Dobkin		Barbara Berman Dobkin
Class of 1964		Class of 1965
Financier		Philanthropist, Women's Advocate