Alice White Forth
The second floor of the TransAlta Commons building at Centralia College will be renamed to honor Alice White Forth, the first Margaret Corbet scholar of the college, who died in 2012, according to a press release from the college.
Forth graduated from Centralia College in 1951. She later received a bachelor’s degree from Washington State University and a master’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University.
She completed further graduate studies at Cambridge College in England, the University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin, according to the release.
Forth returned to Centralia College as a business instructor once she completed her studies. In 1989, she was named dean of students. Forth retired from the college in 1991 and died in 2012.
“Throughout her years of service to Centralia College, she had a reputation for excellence, her positive attitude, and supporting her colleagues,” according to the release.
The renaming ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in the main lobby on the first floor of the TransAlta Commons building. The community is invited and encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be provided after the ceremony.
For more information on the event, call 360-623-8589.
