Anne and M. Roger Clapp Hall


"For more than a quarter century you have provided leadership and support for every aspect of this institution, always quietly and with no desire for recognition, and in doing so you have contributed to the advancement of knowledge and to better lives for us all. We thank you and we salute you," Prez. Agnar Pytte presenting them the University Medal.

"Roger and Anne Clapp have set the standard for what it means to be trustees of this university. When the University's history over the last quarter century is written the Clapps will receive prominent mention. Along with the generosity and active leadership for which we know them best, they are people who have consistently avoided the limelight," CWRU Board Chair John F. Lewis at University Medal ceremony.

M. Roger and Anne Clapp have provided leadership and support for every aspect of Case Western Reserve University, and in doing so have contributed to the advancement of knowledge and to the betterment of life as a whole. A testament to their dedication is the continued progress of CWRU. The Clapps' contribution to the Science Center complex has been memorialized in Clapp Hall, a four-story wing of classrooms and offices.

M. Roger Clapp is the retired chairman of the board of Lubrizol Corporation in Wickliffe. He taught mechanical engineering at Case Institute of Technology from 1938 until 1941 before joining Lubrizol. Anne Clapp holds two degrees from the University. She earned her B.A. in German from the Flora Stone Mather College in 1939 and her M.A. in history from Western Reserve University in 1941. Both Roger and Anne were named honorary trustees and are recipients of the University Medal, CWRU's highest honor.

M(iles). Roger Clapp (1910-)
Faculty member of Case Institute of Technology (1938-41) before leaving to join Lubrizol, where he went on to become chairman and CEO before retiring in 1976.

• Honorary Trustee of CWRU; trustee of University Circle, Inc. (1975-81); Lifetime Trustee - Holden Arboretum
• Received University Medal, CWRU's highest honor (3/98) - 16th recipient of the award in CWRU history; recipient of a Tiffany Star for campaign participation (01/95).

Anne Martha Melby Clapp (1917-)

• FSM'39, BA - German, GRS'41, MA - History; Honorary Trustees 1977-; Trustee 1971-1977
• Received University Medal, CWRU's highest honor (3/98) - 16th recipient of the award in CWRU history