MACOMB, Ill., Aug. 11 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release:
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MACOMB, IL - Western Illinois University will host the annual Employee Memorial Tree Planting Ceremony at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at the Memorial Tree Grove on the west side of Sherman Hall.
Each year, WIU honors employees who passed away the year prior in a memorial planting ceremony. This year, the ceremony will honor:
The Memorial Tree Grove on the west side of Sherman Hall, was established in the Fall of 2003, following a recommendation by members of Western's American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 417, with support from the Civil Service Employees Council, the Council of Administrative Perso...