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Woods Road and Alumni Memorial Field House Now Bear the Lamborn Name
At Convocation on Thursday, August 30, students, faculty,
and staff joined Headmaster Charlie Britton in honoring
former Headmasters Louis E. "Doc" Lamborn and his son, Dr. Robert "Bob" Lamborn '35 for their lifelong
dedication to McDonogh School. Bob Lamborn, who was in
attendance with members of his family, received a standing
ovation when Britton announced that the Alumni Memorial
Field House has been renamed the Louis E. Lamborn Alumni
Memorial Field House, and Woods Road, Lamborn Road.
In his remarks, Britton quoted Bill Mueller '69, who back
in 1968
wrote in an article for The Week, "What makes a road
a road? Dirt, gravel asphalt, or concrete are usually the
prime components, but what is a road without the dignity of
a number or name?" There are few names that could bring as
much dignity to this campus as Lamborn. Both Doc and Bob
achieved landmark strides during their respective tenures as
headmaster.
Britton mentioned their greatest accomplishments in his
speech:
“Dr. Robert Lamborn worked
tirelessly to grow the academic program at McDonogh. Under
his leadership, a new curriculum was introduced, AP classes
were added, and he oversaw the integration of the school. He
paved the way for co-education, ended the military program,
and kept the school relevant because of his visionary
thinking about student learning. Dr. Lamborn even wrote the
school’s alma mater. He devoted his life to the school. He
came to McDonogh when he was only eight years old in 1925
and spent his childhood living in Bowman House. He played on
every inch of the land around us, and as he grew up, he
learned from his father how to be an educator of the heart
and mind.
His father Louis Lamborn, affectionately known as “Doc,”
oversaw the construction of Allan, Finney, and Lyle
Buildings, John McDonogh Stadium, and Memorial Court and
Fieldhouse. “Doc” Lamborn admitted the first pay student to
the school and was beloved by students and staff alike.
During the Second World War, he wrote dozens of letters to
McDonogh students who were serving in the military,
connecting them with life back home.
Together, Dr. Robert Lamborn and his father, Louis
Lamborn, served McDonogh for over four decades. A graduate
from the class of 1922 once wrote about them, "The
contributions of the Lamborn family to McDonogh School,
spanning some 45 years, are woven into the very fabric of
the school and will always be there, supporting the school
in whatever it undertakes."
The Lamborns' tireless service to this school has built
the reputation that brings everlasting dignity to their
name.
McDonogh is proud and humbled that the revered memorial
field house and the most prominent road on campus now bear
the
mark of such a wonderful legacy.
At Convocation on Thursday, August 30, students, faculty, and staff joined Headmaster Charlie Britton in honoring former Headmasters Louis E. "Doc" Lamborn and his son, Dr. Robert "Bob" Lamborn '35 for their lifelong dedication to McDonogh School. Bob Lamborn, who was in attendance with members of his family, received a standing ovation when Britton announced that the Alumni Memorial Field House has been renamed the Louis E. Lamborn Alumni Memorial Field House, and Woods Road, Lamborn Road.
In his remarks, Britton quoted Bill Mueller '69, who back in 1968 wrote in an article for The Week, "What makes a road a road? Dirt, gravel asphalt, or concrete are usually the prime components, but what is a road without the dignity of a number or name?" There are few names that could bring as much dignity to this campus as Lamborn. Both Doc and Bob achieved landmark strides during their respective tenures as headmaster. Britton mentioned their greatest accomplishments in his speech:
“Dr. Robert Lamborn worked tirelessly to grow the academic program at McDonogh. Under his leadership, a new curriculum was introduced, AP classes were added, and he oversaw the integration of the school. He paved the way for co-education, ended the military program, and kept the school relevant because of his visionary thinking about student learning. Dr. Lamborn even wrote the school’s alma mater. He devoted his life to the school. He came to McDonogh when he was only eight years old in 1925 and spent his childhood living in Bowman House. He played on every inch of the land around us, and as he grew up, he learned from his father how to be an educator of the heart and mind.
His father Louis Lamborn, affectionately known as “Doc,” oversaw the construction of Allan, Finney, and Lyle Buildings, John McDonogh Stadium, and Memorial Court and Fieldhouse. “Doc” Lamborn admitted the first pay student to the school and was beloved by students and staff alike. During the Second World War, he wrote dozens of letters to McDonogh students who were serving in the military, connecting them with life back home.
Together, Dr. Robert Lamborn and his father, Louis Lamborn, served McDonogh for over four decades. A graduate from the class of 1922 once wrote about them, "The contributions of the Lamborn family to McDonogh School, spanning some 45 years, are woven into the very fabric of the school and will always be there, supporting the school in whatever it undertakes."
The Lamborns' tireless service to this school has built the reputation that brings everlasting dignity to their name. McDonogh is proud and humbled that the revered memorial field house and the most prominent road on campus now bear the mark of such a wonderful legacy.