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Gainesville State honors 2 key men
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Dr. J. Foster Watkins comments at Gainesville State College during a ceremony to dedicate buildings to himself and Loyd Strickland on Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Watkins served as the school’s second president from 1983 to 1997.
Gainesville State College on Tuesday commemorated two individuals instrumental in the institution’s upbringing. Both Loyd Strickland and J. Foster Watkins now have buildings dedicated in their honor on the Oakwood campus. The Loyd Strickland Academic Building, formerly the Academic II Building, recognizes one of the key players in getting a junior college built in Hall County.