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The McCachren-Epperson Theatre Arts Office Facility is named in honor of two faculty emeriti from Catawba College's Theatre Arts Department, Dr. Hoyt M. McCachren, Jr. and Dr. James R. Epperson.
The facility, unofficially known on campus as the McEpp House, was a former two-story residence which was renovated and refurbished to provide office space for some members of Catawba's Theatre Arts faculty.
Drs. McCachren and Epperson collectively contributed 63 years of service to Catawba College at the time of their retirement.
Hoyt McCachren joined the faculty at Catawba in 1957 and his career overlapped with Jim Epperson's for 26 years after Jim joined the college in 1970. They each chaired and taught in the Theatre Arts Department and influenced the lives of hundreds of Catawba Theatre students. Both men are members of the Catawba's Blue Masque Hall of Fame.
Dr. James R. Epperson, who retired in 2002, served as Professor of Theatre Arts from 1970 until 1979, and as Theatre Arts Department Chair from 1985 until 2002.
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