Dick & Jan Weaver (2018) - Hall of Fame - Murray State University Athletics

Dick & Jan Weaver

Induction:
2018

Jan & Dick Weaver 1985-2018 (Deceased)

Jan & Dick Weaver were avid supporters of Murray State University and the Murray community since 1985 when they decided to make Murray their home.
Racer Athletics was saddened by the passing of Dick in February of 2018.
Jan, who passed away in 2009, was a longtime teacher and education administrator. She served her students for more than 40 years at the high school and college level. Her tenure at Murray State in the College of Education (1985-97) included serving as dean of the department. She was named Kentucky Educator of the Year in 1989. Jan received the Golden Horseshoe Award from MSU and the Distinguished Teacher and Distinguished Alumnus awards from the college of education at Indiana University. She was the only person ever elected president of Professors of Education, Deans of Teacher Education of Colleges and State Universities, and the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.
Dick lived in Murray until his death in 2018 and was a beloved figure in Murray State Athletics.
Out of Indiana University, Dick went to work for RCA in 1958. Known as a man who can tackle any problem, he excelled in industrial engineering.
RCA became a subcontractor for special projects with NASA, in particular with the landing systems for the Apollo spacecraft (Lunar Excursion Module). In the 1980’s Dick ran own manufacturing consulting business into early 90s. He consulted 300 businesses as airports in Montreal and Toronto, Ford Motor Company and various hospitals.
Dick was a First lieutenant and served in the US Army from 1945-46 and 1950-54 in the 82nd Airborne and 187 Airborne regimental combat Team and Army Rangers.
Jan and Dick funded the 1997 opening of the Weaver Center at Roy Stewart Stadium. This state-of-the-art academic center is still the hub of academic effort by the 300-plus Murray State student-athletes.

Obituary Information for Dick Weaver: https://goracers.com/news/2018/2/8/general-racer-family-remembers-dick-weaver.aspx?path=general and https://goracers.com/news/2018/2/8/general-racer-family-remembers-dick-weaver.aspx?path=general

Obituary Information for Jan Weaver: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/fortwayne/obituary.aspx?n=janice-f-weaver-jan&pid=137181979