their father in poor health, the young Ball brothers "found a friend and confidant in their uncle," George Harvey Ball. When the Ball brothers' father, Lucius Styles Ball, died, Uncle George provided financial support and some measure of stability to the young Ball brothers. George Harvey Ball also provided his nephews with funds that helped launch their successful enterprise. The Ball brothers expressed their gratitude to their uncle by supporting Keuka College, donating land and providing funds. In recognition of this, the first academic building was renamed Ball Hall in 1921 after founder and first President George Harvey Ball and the Ball Brothers In 1924, Hegeman Hall and Richardson Hall (later renamed Harrington Hall) were built.
During World War II, Keuka College expanded its nursing program in order to provide professionally trained nurses for the war effort, due in no small part to the personal correspondence between Keuka President J. Hillis Miller and the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. Keuka's …
SAT EBRW 25%
510
SAT EBRW 75%
590
SAT Math 25th %
498
SAT Math 75th %
593
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