Student Union Recreational Manager Malvin Eanes recently retired this past year after work- ing as a staff member at Longwood University for 34 years.
There is a replacement for Eanes’ position; however, the position has been altered to the Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life.
With the new up and coming renovations, the old bowling lanes will soon become a study lounge.
The area will be an open study lounge for all students and staff, and his office will become an office for student workers.
According to Sullivan, It has benefitted everyone very well.
Eanes is a native to Prince Edward County and was one of the first African-American staff members hired with a higher ranking job title at Longwood.
Director of Student Union and Activities Susan Sullivan said, “Eanes maintained the entire recreational area in the basement of the Student Union, but one of his larger jobs was maintaining the bowling lanes.”
She added, “They were older lot more maintenance than modern lanes would. He was sent to a class out in Michigan when he first got here, and ever since he's been the one keeping them functioning.”
Sullivan noted that Eanes worked to maintain the constant upkeep for the bowling alleys due to many physical education classes taking advantage of the area. Missy Dillard, an alumna who graduated this past semester, worked for
student employee. She said, “He is the sweetest man I have ever met and shows constant concern and [care] for his student workers.”
She further stated, “I was very pleased to be at his retirement party and celebrate with him the years he spent working at Longwood, and I am honored to speak about such a great man.”
Sullivan said that the connections that he made with faculty and students were very apparent.
People would come to the Student Union just to see him. “People don't truly appreciate the intricacies of those bowling lanes maintain and keep it functional until its last few days of running it,” said Sullivan.
She added, “People really enjoyed coming to see him with his loving, welcoming personality.”
Eanes is now enjoying a life of retirement, but is still adjusting.
Sullivan said, “Eanes is not the type of man to just sit around. He always had to be doing stuff and helping out. He even built his own house, so you can imagine that this man isn't done with doing great things in his life.”
According to Sullivan, he was a great tradesman and has well earned his retirement.
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