At the end of last semester, long time Monmouth College Professor Stafford Weeks was honored when the college named the newly renovated philosophy and religious studies house.

The house was restored in over the past year, and the work was finally finished this past semester.

Weeks taught at Monmouth from 1959 until his retirement in 1986. Weeks was involved in many capacities on campus, including both as an educator and an administrator. Weeks remains in Monmouth and is often seen at Alumni events.

According to Chuck Van Anden, a former student of Weeks in the 1970s, “Professor Weeks was one of those professors that everyone wanted to talk to, and who students remembered even years after their graduation.”

The donation made in Weeks’ name goes to show that the long time professor still has a profound impact on the College to this day. Future generations of Monmouth College students will now be aware of the impact he has made on the school.

The donation was made by Weeks’ former neighbors Harold and Muriel Conger, who had no other connection to the College.

The Conger’s donation totaled $150,000.

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