Concord University Alumni Magazine - Fall 2025

tinhoWroeustghVliyr,gtihneiay. cWonhcelnudsheed athnadtRituwthatso—okiMn cfaNcet i—ll agrowing sample of the flower to confirm the identification, he was be ye ey so no dp ei mn fporre ns seewd , bportoaundi c tahl astphe icsi ms teundse an nt sd ht ahda tktehpetyt hh ea idr properly referenced it in their botanical text. “Like we wouldn’t have,” Evelyn replied, fondly reflecting on that conversation. Ae xl wc eal yl esda i nw os cmi eannc oe fadnidv earcsaedienmt ei rces sat ts , CEovnecl yo nr dn. oS th oe n l y aml saoi npt al ai yneedd thheer ssnkai lrles da sr uamn iimn pt hr ee sms i av recshei anmg bs tarneds sa. nI nd f a c t , i t waratsphroerfetsasloerntLaasuraasAeanmn sStarrevsasyt. hat snagged the attention of Sc oa nr vt ianyuheidr etdo Es evwe l ywnhai lsehpeur rps euri ns ognhael rs me aams tset rr ’ess ds ,eagnr edeEavte l y n Virginia Tech. Wo nhai l we sotoul dqyui ni l gt , ibnuBt laasc kl isf eb ua rngd, Vo At h, es rh ec osnt ac retrends wp uo lrlke idn g ha we ra ay .t tSehnet ipoinc ki ne dv at hr ei oquus i dl ti rbeacctki ounps , asf ht eer psue tv tehr ea l pyreoaj re sc ta n d finished it with enough expertise that artwork garnered the athtteepnrtiiovinleogfeaomf huasneugimnginitAotnladnitsap, lwayh. ose curator requested Jhuesrt laosv es hoef nmeuvseirc faonr dg omt ut hsei cqi auni lst. , EEvveenl yanf tael rs os hr ee mh aedm b e r e d ga rr ca hd iut ae tcet ud rfarloemn gCionne ceor radn adnVdTs hp er oaf ne sds ho er rOhsuc as br aJ enndn—i n g s BE vl aekl ye n—a nhsawdelroendg t ehset ac ba ll li si hn e2d0t0h7e iur phoonml ee ai rnnDi nagl et vhial ltet, hVeA , CofonnecowrdunUinfoivrmerss.ity Marching Band was in desperate need Ao ft bt hl aec tki mp aen, tt hs ,eTb- sahnidr tws , aasnpdebr lfaocrkmci na pg si.nEmv ealky ensahni fdt uOns icfaorr m s p$ 5a r0t, n0 e0 r0e tdo wp iut rhc ahna os et h1e0r 0c onue pwl eu tnoi fcoor nmt rs i fbour t et hme ob raen tdh taon represent the Mountain Lions in proper fashion. Tp oe ref xo pr mr e sosntehoe fi rEtvheal ynnk’ss, ftahveoMr i taer cmh ui nsgi cLa il osnesl evcot wi o ends , t“oD u l l Rh aadz ol er aBrlnueeds ”adnudrlionvgeedaac sh ah aml fetmi mbee rs hoof wt h. eI t Swh aa sd ya St upnr iensgh e Ho fi gt hheSscohlooosl, Mi n ac lruc dh ii nn gg aB as nu bd s. tSahnet ieaslpoencei aflol yr at hpep rdercui ma t .e d a l l Iann Dh eo cneomr abreyr d2o0c1t o8 r, aCtoendc uo rr idn Ug nt hi veefrasl il t cy oamwma rednecde mE veenl yt n cyeoruerml eognayc, yc iot ifnggi v, “i nYog uarr ed eevxoc et ipotni otnoaCl .o” n c o r d U n i v e r s i t y a n d TP rhoevcoi st at tDi or .nP, eptreers Ve ni st ceuds bi yr eParde, s“iAdse an nt Ka el unmd rnaa Boof gCgoenscs oarndd,

was a small woman, but a huge beam of light and lsohveeeonftleeraerdn.ing that shone within her illuminated any room The 1942 Concord State Teachers College graduate se pd eunc ta thi oe rn .l iNf eo aws, at hpr ho iul ag nh t thhreo pg ei snt earnods i st yu popf oh retre er sot fa ht ei g, thheer $e n2 s. 7u rme i tl lhi oe nr eEavreel ymn oLni il el ys Ba lvaaki lea Eb nl edeoawc eh dy Se ac ire tnoc ue pFgurnadd ew i l l sUcnieivnecresiltayb’ss,sbcuieynnceewfascciliietniecse. equipment, and enhance the Emvaej loyrn a’ st lCi foenl oc no gr dl o, wv eh oe fr en as ht uer ae nbdl ohsesro rmo eodmams aat eb ,i oRluotghy, er enpj ooyr et eddal ybroet saenmy bc ll ae sds at af auvgohrti tbey HDorl. l My we ao do ed Ml e ca Nd ieni lgl m—a wn . h o “MMayc Mr ouormr amy, aatne da nwde Ibboot ht hl itkheodu hg hi mt hi ne ltohoekme do vl iikees ,”F rEevde l y n said in a 2013 Concord University Magazine interview. Ii nn ttohlaotcsaal m“ we i fl edas t”utroe i, ds ehne t ri feyc ar el lgeido nr eagl uf lloarrac, lwa shsefriee lMd ct Nr i episl l wc oomu ml d oans sains td sbt uo dt aennitcsa il nn na ma me si n. Og nt hteh epsl ae nj at su bn yt sb, Mo t chNt ehiel li ’rs ws t ui f de ,eBn et su, l wa hi t, ho fat epni canci cc ol mu npcahn, icerde ahtei nr gh ua sfbr iaenndd al yn, df a hmi si l y atmosphere. “wWeentjuaslot nlogvwedhahtimev,”eEryvtehlyinngrwecaasl.l”ed. “He asked us as we She also shared a memory of a particular trip to her home in Pax, in which she and Ruth identified a particular flower tt oh at th tehi re ob roet tai nc ay l tl ye xdt ibdono ok t, bg ur ot wa f ti ne rt ht haet rdeugoi oenx,aamc ci no er dd i int g Evelyn Lilly Blake

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