IOIOOL history tells of Arkansas Christian College as Harding's parentcollege; its original administration building is located at Morrilton, Arkansas, ~TlNG the timeless beauty of the Harding campus, the lily pool lNrtC)rt on imoge which will remain etched in the memory of all her students, IN MEMORIAM CDft. ~. vU. gwves 1895- 1964. Dr. Lloyd Myers Graves, M.D., served 23 years on the Board of Trustees of Harding College, the last 10 years as Chairman of the Board. During his time of leadership the College has made significant advances in physical facilities and academic standing. Born in Copiah County, Mississippi, in 1895, he attended Burritt College before enrolling in Vanderbilt University from which he received the M.D. degree. He became the first full-time health officer of Shelby County, Tennessee, in 1926, and was named superintendent of health for Memphis in 1928. The city and county health departments merged in 1942 and Dr. Graves, as the first and only director, lead Memphis to national recognition as a clean and healthy city. He died of a heart attack in Nashville on December 3,1964, at the age of 69 while attending a meeting of the Tennessee Public Health Association. 13
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