For the Scots

To say Bill and Vera Lusk Proffitt have a deep appreciation for Maryville College would be a slight understatement. The college shaped the character of Bill’s family. His mother, Lelia Graham, was enrolled at the college 100 years ago while his father, Harry, attended prep school at the institution, and for 17 consecutive years - from 1935 to 1952 - at least one of his family members was enrolled at the college. Bill himself was starting lineman on the last Scots football team to have an undefeated regular season in 1946, which is how he met his future wife while she was a cheerleader. Full story »