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Mr. and Miss Lee College

Beginning in 1951, Lee annually designated one male student as "Mr. Lee College" and one female student as "Miss Lee College" based on who the student body determined most embodied the ideals of Lee. This tradition continued until 1973, with another one-year reoccurrence in 1985. Prior to 1951, however, there was clear evidence that BTS and Lee students wanted to pick their favorites from the student body. Back in 1944 the first "superlatives" were chosen and showcased in that year's annual, the Vindagua. Ten people -- not necessarily seniors -- were named and given the one-word titles of Versatility, Successful, Intellectual, Personality, and Pulchritude. 

In 1945 the student body expanded the superlatives and chose students they viewed as "Most" in a category, such as "Most Athletic" and "Best All Around," a certain prelude that would become Mr. and Miss Lee College.

In 1946 there were 10 "Features," which included the likes of Virginia Green, Ed Wooden, and Cecil Knight. In 1947, Gainus Murphree and Daisy Sapp were named "Vindagua King and Queen." Then, in 1950, W.T. Rogers and Helen Daughdrill were chosen "Boy of the Year" and "Girl of the Year" respectively. It would be the next year that the titles of Mr. and Miss Lee College would become standard. 

The superlative trend continued through the 1950s and into the 1960s. The final year for superlatives at Lee was in 1962, but not before a plethora of "honors" were bestowed on students, including such tongue-in-cheek titles as "Best Dressed," Most Congenial Married Couple," Most Studious," Most Dignified," and even "Most Conceited." 

In 1963, and in the years to follow, students began to be recognized in a variety of categories, both by the faculty and student body. Coverage in the Vindagua began to give more play to student academic awards, such as departmental awards, Who's Who, and the Hall of Fame. As superlative titles fizzled, the bestowing of Mr. and Miss Lee College remained for another 11 years, with the last honors bestowed in 1973. The honor was reprised for one year at Homecoming in 1985, as the student body chose Philip Morris and Lydia Culpepper the last ever Mr. and Miss Lee College.

/ C. Fisher

YEAR
MISS LEE COLLEGE
MR. LEE COLLEGE
1951
Geraldine Harris Pye
Paul L. Walker
1952
Grace Walker Delatour
John Petrucelli
1953
Louise Siders Lomas
Russ Delatour
1954
Regina Terrell
Paul Alumbaugh
1955
Betty Smith Ogle
John Daniel
1956
Beverly Simmons Richardson
Andy Killman
1957
Patsy Fitzgerald Lauster
Paul Lauster
1958
Cherrie Jarrell Yother
Jerome Mueller
1959
Ruth Crawford Lindsay
O.D. Robertson
1960
Glenna Sheppard Lee
Howard Hancock
1961
Helen Anderson Johnson
Bill Wooten
1962
Martha Smith Wong
Gerald Johnson
1963
Sue McGhee Whittaker
James Hubbard
1964
Wanda Blackaby Fox
John Lombard
1965
Donna Pharr Sparks
Robert Varner
1966
Dawn Wooderson
Kyle Hudson
1967
Peggy Johnson Chambley
Danny Keller
1968
Kathy Smith Fields
Bedford Smith
1969
Regina Johnson Isom
Ron Boyd
1970
Tanya Trimble Bell
James Jones
1971
Ann Mixon Pinder
Jerry Rushing
1972
Beth Homner Osborne
Gary Trenum
1973
Sandy Holcombe Copper
Eddie Crabtree
1985
Lydia Culpepper
Philip Morris
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