Southwestern Magazine | Spring 2019

theCommons “What Day Is It? Friday! YAY!” 12 SOUTHWESTERN THE SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY LOVES MS. ELLA. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni can always look to her to brighten their day with an elbow bump or a reassuring “I got you, baby!” as they walk into Mabee Commons. So this past fall, Southwestern celebrated all the joy and encouragement Ms. Ella brings to campus and toGeorgetown by honoring her with a bench and an engravedmemorial plaque. Asso- ciate Vice President for Development Kent Huntsman and a cheering crowd of SU Pirates surprised Ms. Ella with a tearjerking tribute ceremony on Friday, November 30, 2018. The family of Marvin D. Henderson ’41 provided the funds for the commemorative bench. The bench plaque reads, “In recognition of your delightful spirit and the joy you bring to all around you, this bench is dedicated in your honor and as a place for friends and strangers to meet and share joy with one another. It is the love you selflessly share across the Southwestern University campus and throughout the Georgetown community that inspired the Marvin D. Henderson ’41 family to donate the funds for this bench. Thank you for showing us how to love, respect, and serve freely!” Ms. Ella in action, doing what she does best: putting smiles on the faces of everyone who comes by.