{"id":5439,"date":"2019-04-09T11:11:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T15:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=5439"},"modified":"2020-07-14T15:58:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T19:58:07","slug":"transylvania-dedicates-ronald-and-frances-holley-players-lounge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2019\/04\/transylvania-dedicates-ronald-and-frances-holley-players-lounge\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania dedicates Ronald and Frances Holley Players Lounge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cA locker room is more than a place to go to change or go to in between games to rest,\u201d senior softball player Brittany Mumford told the crowd gathered before a doubleheader at the John and Donna Hall Field this past Saturday. \u201cThis is a place where memories are made and bonds are developed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mumford and the rest of the Pioneer softball team joined in the celebration as Transylvania dedicated the Ronald and Frances Holley Players Lounge. Named in honor of Pioneer Hall of Fame athlete Sherry Holley\u2019s parents, the new state-of-the-art locker room, as Mumford shared, is a \u201ctop notch\u201d space where the team can not only get ready for games, but can also relax afterward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sherry Holley \u201988 was a three-sport athlete at Transy in\nfield hockey, basketball and softball. She was the 1988 Pioneer Athlete of the\nYear and currently serves on the university\u2019s Board of Trustees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI could go on and on about the success of Sherry Holley,\u201d said Vice President for Enrollment and Student Life Holly Sheilley. \u201cBut today really isn\u2019t about Sherry. I have no doubt that if asked she would say her path to growth and success began with her parents. Generosity is love in action, and Sherry wanting to honor her parents with this naming opportunity certainly encapsulates that notion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Recently, I had a friend say ‘I love how you love Transy so much!'” Sherry Holley shared. “When I began my freshman year, I was nervous, wasn\u2019t sure I belonged nor confident I would succeed, but that changed pretty quickly. As I melded into this campus and community, I was accepted, nurtured and encouraged to be my best self, and granted the opportunity to succeed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She continued, “I am so grateful that I will forever get to share this bond with my parents, Ronald and Frances Holley, as we dedicate the players lounge in their names. They are unassuming, and I am sure they don\u2019t realize how responsible they are for this gift. Their life lessons, mentoring, and support have helped create my values and beliefs. I have watched them sacrifice and serve for the betterment of our family and country and I am so happy to be able to honor them.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ronald Holley was born in Paducah, Kentucky, and served in the National Guard, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1980 as an Air Force master sergeant. He is a Vietnam Veteran and Tet Offensive survivor. Frances Holley is from Henderson, Kentucky, and, as a military spouse, she raised four children while moving all over the world, including assignments from France to Germany to bases in Alaska, Florida and California. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe generosity of their time, intelligence and care to our\ncountry and to their family has led to their daughter\u2019s generosity in honoring\nher parents,\u201d Sheilley said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the bottom of our hearts, you don\u2019t know how thankful we are that we get to spend our last couple weeks in this brand-new locker room,\u201d Mumford added.  \u201cWhen we look back on our four years as Transy softball players, this locker room is where many of our memories will be made.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n