Published: October 02, 2008 02:03 pm            

Rose adds Self-Made Man to permanent art collection

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will add the Self-Made Man sculpture to its permanent art collection on Saturday during a special dedication ceremony, starting at 11:30 a.m., in front of the Sports and Recreation Center on campus.

The sculpture was donated by Terre Haute businessman and community leader John Mutchner and his wife, Norma. It features a “man carving himself out of stone, carving his future.”

Mutchner, Rose-Hulman’s former athletic director and coach, was struck by the sculpture and how it depicted the efforts of the young men and women who are carving their futures with a Rose-Hulman education.

The Mutchners have had a long relationship with Rose-Hulman. John Mutchner served as basketball, baseball and tennis coach, and athletic director. His teams had a 341-295 record in 25 seasons as basketball coach, setting a school record for career coaching wins, and made four postseason appearances. An innovator, Mutchner brought “The Cannons” to Shook Fieldhouse and took his teams on many exotic trips, including the first trip by an American college team to play in Russia.

Former student-athletes Don Ings and Roger Ward will join Rose-Hulman President Gerald S. Jakubowski in making expressions of appreciation at the dedication ceremony.

The sculpture was created by artist Bobby Carlyle.

        

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