Boone, NC-based Appalachian State University (www.tec.appstate.edu) officially dedicated Katherine Harper Hall April 26 before a gathering of ASU and Harper friends.

The building is named for Katherine Harper of Charlotte, NC, co-founder of global anilox-roll supplier Harper Corp. of America (www.harperimages.com) and longtime champion of flexography education. In her honor, Mrs. Harper's husband, Ron, recently made a $1 million gift to the university through the Appalachian State University Foundation. For nearly two decades, both Ron and Katherine Harper have involved themselves deeply in the education and training of future flexographers at the high school and college levels through the Foundation of FTA and the Phoenix Challenge Foundation.

Harper Hall houses the majority of the Department of Technology's academic programs and administrative offices. The gift supports the university's flexography education program, the Katherine Harper Scholarship Endowment for scholarships for Harper Corp. employees and their children, as well as others needing financial assistance. The gift also supports other Department of Technology operations.