The Rhodes College Board of Trustees formed a discernment committee tasked with recommending whether the name of Palmer Hall should be changed. The formation of this committee was the next step in a continuing process focused on contested building names. This discernment process was educational in nature and guided by scholarly inquiry. Therefore, events were planned for the Rhodes community to help raise awareness of the issues involved in the process. The board adopted a set of principles related to contested names in the spring of 2018; the Palmer Hall Discernment Committee met throughout the 2018-19 school year.
Committee Members
Meri Armour (co-chair)
Bill Michaelcheck ’69 (co-chair)
Johnny Moore ’88
Stratton Bull ’74
Beth Simpson ’58 (alumni rep)
Chris Cardwell ’94 (alumni rep)
Dr. Terry Hill (Biology)
Dr. Esen Kirdis (International Studies)
Maggie Palopoli ’20 (student rep)
Tony Eskridge ’20 (student rep)