Robert
St. Cloud, the Steans County seat, granite country some might say. If you have ever been to St. Cloud, (the mecca of Central Minnesota) you have probably visited it for the following reasons:
Number One: You probably had your finger or arm sucked into the combine at the farm and had to be air lifted to the St. Cloud Hospital.
Number Two: You needed supplies and decided Hwy 23 (Division St.) was the best route to take into the city along with everybody else in the tri-county area creating a long strip of road, with gaudy architecture resembling what hell would probably look like if it emerged on earth.
Number Three: You attend or visited St. Cloud State University. One of a couple public Universities in Minnesota, SCSU has a lot to offer for those looking for expanding there education among many other experiences.
Those are the Three main reasons to visit St. Cloud, MN. In addition to reason number three, SCSU, you can now visit the Robert H. Wick Science Building on the Campus of SCSU. The name on the building is synonymous with my own last name. My Grandpa, Robert Wick, was honored today with the re-dedication of the Math and Science Building to the Robert H. Wick Science Building.
Robert served as President at SCSU during the 60's and early 70's, a very crazy time in American Culture. Culture and Family aside, I am very proud of him and feel very honored for our whole family for this dedication. It really means a lot to me and especially of course to my Grandpa. I tend to make a lot of jokes about the city of St.Cloud and SCSU in general. In all seriousness though, I love St. Cloud and SCSU. It has given me so much in my life and especially in the last couple of years of attending SCSU. My main support though and reason for being in St. Cloud is my family and especially my Grandpa and Grandma Wick. I don't know where I would be if It wasn't for them, especially if they had never met, then my dad wouldn't of been born and I would cease to exist.... we'll save that paradox for another day.
SCSU Robert H. Wick Science Building (WSB)Web Page
Side note: I'll be in St.Cloud Fri. night and Sat. if anyone's around give me a call.
5 Comments:
Hey! I spent YEARS in that building getting a Science Education degree! Hurrah for the Wicks!!!
I told this news to my dad and he said he remembered having your grandmother as a teacher when he went to SCSU.
That is great! Dave, what's your dad's name, I'm sure If my Grandma knew him, she would still remember him today. She's like a human dictionary.
His name is Gilbert Stadley
That's awesome Wick.
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