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Glover honored with Distinguished Service Alumni Award
The college’s Alumni Association recognized Shearon Wiggins Glover ’72 as the 2023 recipient of the Distinguished Service Alumni Award during commencement on May 6.
She attended LaGrange College for two years before transferring to the University of Georgia, where she received a bachelor’s degree in education.
She has devoted much of her life to gardening, serving as a past member of the Board of Trustees for Atlanta Botanical Gardens and a Lifetime Trustee. Glover and her husband, Taylor, served as chairpersons of the Capital Campaign for the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.
At LaGrange College, she served on the Board of Trustees from 2014-2022. Glover was the Chair of the Board’s Advancement Committee during the college’s From Promise to Prominence fundraising campaign.
Fellows of LaGrange College as well as members of the President’s Circle and the 1831 Lifetime Giving Society, the couple funded the redesign of the college’s patio area, which was transformed and named Glover Garden in 2020.
Active in community work, Glover has previously served in campaign leadership roles for The Georgia Conservancy, Piedmont Park Conservancy, Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital, The Schenck School, The Westminster Schools, Peachtree Presbyterian Church and the Go West Gala for The High Museum of Art.
