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Dick Glover '65

After Wabash, Glover served in the U.S. Marine Corps for six years obtaining the rank of Captain. He obtained a Masters of Education from the University of Virginia and taught history and coached wrestling and football at Blue Ridge School and Woodberry Forest School until he retired in 2003. His wrestling teams won 535 dual matches, 25 league championships, 13 state championships and one National Prep Championship. His football teams were undefeated 11 out of the 35 years he coached. 

Woodberry Forest School awarded Glover the George O’Conner Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2003, the Distinguished Service Award in 2005, and named the new fitness center after him in 2002. Glover received a commendation from the Virginia House of Delegates in 1999 and was elected to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (Virginia Chapter) in 2003. He was elected to the Wabash Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992 and received the Alumni Award of Merit in 2002. Glover has represented Wabash at college fairs, served on the Board of the National Association of Wabash Men since 2005 and is a member of the 1832 Society.