Dedication ceremonies Saturday, Nov. 11 for the Harry Moberly Building at Eastern Kentucky University will honor a former Eastern student athlete, founding member of the Colonel Club and active supporter of Eastern athletics.

The building has been known as the Classroom and Conditioning Building since it opened in 1999 to meet the training needs of EKU's intercollegiate athletics program and the exercise and sports science academic program.

The public ceremony at 11:30 a.m. will include remarks by Gov. Paul Patton, EKU President Bob Kustra, head football coach Roy Kidd, and Moberly's son, State Rep. Harry Moberly Jr.
Moberly, a quarterback for the Eastern football team from 1931 to 1934, has continued to support Eastern sports. His visionary leadership was instrumental in establishing, building and strengthening the Colonel Club, EKU's intercollegiate athletics booster organization.

His involvement with EKU athletics increased after he retired in 1979 after 42 years with the U.S. Postal Service, the last 18 as Richmond Postmaster.

"Mr. Moberly is a long-time supporter of EKU and our intercollegiate athletics program," said EKU President Bob Kustra. "It is only fitting that we recognize his many contributions to the University by naming this facility in his honor."

The 40,000-square-foot facility houses the Raymond E. Giltner Conditioning Center on the first floor, along with a 6,000-square-foot physical activity area/laboratory and the main training facility for EKU's 16 men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams. The second floor features areas designed for Eastern's exercise and sports science program, the largest such academic program in Kentucky. Included are an aerobic conditioning area, three large classrooms, physiology and computer laboratories and faculty offices.

An in-ground hydrotherapy pool with physical therapy equipment, three above-ground therapeutic pools and X-ray and examination rooms also are part of the state-of-the-art facility.

A World War II Navy veteran, Moberly also has been active in community affairs, chairing the Richmond Board of Adjustments for many years and serving as a Scoutmaster, president of the American Cancer Society and a member of the Society of Boonesborough.

He married the former Ruth Adams in 1949 and both their children, Harry Moberly Jr. and Susan Adams Moberly, graduated from EKU.