Cleveland in Bradley County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Darlia McLuhan Conn Forum and Tower

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 26, 2022

1. Darlia McLuhan Conn Forum and Tower Marker

Inscription.
In honor of Darlia McLuhan Conn

Darlia McLuhan Conn served the university as the presidential spouse for 34 years, 1986-2020. During that time, she was an adjunct member of the piano faculty in the School of Music, and her presence and influence on campus was an important part of the Lee culture for half a century. As a student in the 1960's, she was president of Delta Zeta Tau, a winner of the Parade of Favorites, and an honor graduate, majoring in piano. All of her three children and their spouses are Lee graduates, along with numerous grandchildren.

Erected 2020.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women.

Location. 35° 9.734′ N, 84° 52.334′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Tennessee, in Bradley County. Marker is on 6th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 6th St NE, Cleveland TN 37311, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Craigmiles House—Carmichael Annex (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Masonic Female Institute (about 500 feet away); Cleveland Bradley County Public Library Facilities (about 600 feet away); Hardwick-Jarnagin House

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(about 600 feet away); The Boys Monument (about 700 feet away); Confederate Memorial (about 700 feet away); St. Luke's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Craigmiles House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Also see . . . Forum Named In Darlia Conn’s Honor (Lee University).

Excerpt: In the 80s and 90s, she led and served in the Cleveland Symphony Guild, bringing orchestral music to the public school students of Bradley County. In 2009, she served as an annual United Way co-chair with Janey Cooke, who teamed with her in a friendly competition against their husbands, Paul Conn and Dan Cooke, to lead fundraising supporting numerous community initiatives.

She has also been actively engaged on campus with social service clubs, diversity groups, and music students, helping and guiding as mentor and friend. In 2012, a group of African alumni and students created the Darlia McLuhan Conn African Student Endowment Scholarship for Lee students from Africa, where she spent much of her childhood. She was an early member and the first president of the Delta Zeta Tau Alumni Association, supporting the social service club of which she was a member and president
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 26, 2022

2. Darlia McLuhan Conn Forum and Tower Marker
during her time as a Lee student.

(Submitted on July 15, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.