Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

L. Klynt Ripple came to Lenoir-Rhyne as a basketball prospect, but he also excelled on the football field, and following his graduation the Lexington business executive continued to succeed in a wide variety of activities.  Ripple played football and basketball all four years at Lenoir-Rhyne and baseball his freshman and sophomore years.  He was the Most Valuable Player on the football team during his senior season.  The Lexington, N.C., native earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and commercial majors, was a member of the Lettermen's Club and was voted Most Athletic Senior while at Lenoir-Rhyne.  Ripple graduated in 1940 and launched a career as a business, civic and church leader in his home community of Lexington.  He was president and treasurer of Welcoming Milling Company near Lexington, an active member of that city's First Methodist Church and a leader in the Kiwanis Club, the YMCA and other civic organizations.  Nor has Ripple forgotten his alma mater.  He was twice chaired Lenoir-Rhyne's Loyalty Fund and served as President of the Alumni Association for another two years.  He was a trustee of the Piedmont Educational Foundation for some 28 years and a member of the Lenoir-Rhyne Development Board.