Nancy Zigler was a wonderful artist. If you ever get to Beaverdam Elementary School, in Hanover County, VA, see her artwork in the office. She taught there with me in the late 1980s. Nancy was a wonderful inspiration to the children to be creative. She worked with all mediums of art with ease. She was gone from us too soon.
Found this lovely article about Nanci, her parents and the 'Nanci Zigler Endowed Scholarship' at VA Wesleyan College. According to this article, Nanci died in 1991. Class alumni may remember, Nanci's mother Hardenia was a Hermitage High School guidance counselor (see her full obituary below article). Apparently, Nanci's mother died five (5) months prior to this article honoring Nanci. God Bless Nanci's parents for keeping her passion for art alive, through scholarships for art students!
Hiram and Hardenia Zigler pay tribute to their daughter's passion by establishing endowed scholarship for art students.
Featured News |November 30, 2016
By Laynee H. Timlin
Alumna Nanci Zigler ’77 fell in love with the campus of Virginia Wesleyan when she attended summer art workshops at the College when she was in high school. Several of the workshops were taught by Barclay Sheaks, renowned painter and founder of the Art Department at VWC. Nanci decided then that she wanted to continue her education at Virginia Wesleyan, studying art under Sheaks’ tutelage.
Nanci’s parents, Hiram and Hardenia Zigler, supported their daughter’s college choice as they knew all about the advantages associated with a small-college setting. They had attended a small liberal arts institution as well, Bridgewater College. According to Hardenia, a retired high school guidance counselor, Virginia Wesleyan saw the potential in her only child and “provided the individual faculty mentorship Nanci needed to become a successful art teacher” at Mechanicsville Elementary in Hanover County, Virginia.
Hardenia fondly remembered one particular example of the special connection between students and faculty and staff at Virginia Wesleyan. Around 1990, more than a decade after Nanci had graduated from VWC, Nanci encountered VWC College President Lambuth Clarke at a restaurant in Richmond and when Nanci passed away in 1991 after a battle with breast cancer, the Ziglers were very touched to receive a personal note of condolence from Clarke in which he fondly remembered their last conversation at the restaurant.
In honor of their daughter’s memory, the Ziglers sold a piece of property in 1994 to create a scholarship in Nanci’s name. The scholarship was created to benefit an art student at Virginia Wesleyan. The Zigler’s felt it was the perfect way to pay tribute to their daughter and her passion. To further honor their daughter’s memory and recognize the College that had made such a meaningful impact on their lives, Hiram and Hardenia included Virginia Wesleyan College in their estate plans.
This year, the Zigler estate gifted the College $332,000 to further endow the Nanci Zigler Endowed Scholarship. Their thoughtfulness and insight has created a legacy that will continue to impact the lives of Virginia Wesleyan art students like Nanci for years to come.
In Memory of
Hardenia Click Zigler
September 7, 1923 - June 11, 2016
Obituary
Hardenia Click Zigler, a retired teacher and guidance counselor and resident of the Bridgewater Retirement Community died Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Sentara-RMH Medical Center.
Her husband, J. Hiram Zigler and daughter, Nanci June Zigler preceded her in death. Mrs. Zigler was the daughter of the late Forrest D. and Eva Houff Click. She was born on the Click family farm in Weyers Cave and graduated from Weyers Cave High School. Following graduation from Bridgewater College, she taught in Virginia public schools, including Churchville High School and an elementary school in South Norfolk (now the city of Chesapeake). Along with her husband, also a Bridgewater graduate and an agriculture teacher by training, she taught at Spotsylvania High School and Kenbridge High School in Lunenburg Co.
When the family moved to Richmond, Mrs. Zigler obtained guidance certification and worked as a guidance counselor for 18 years at Douglas Freeman High School and Hermitage High School in Henrico Co. She was a member of the Virginia Personnel and Guidance Associate, the Alpha Delta Kappa education sorority, and past member of the Wayland Women's Club.
In addition to her husband and daughter, a brother, J. Paul Click of Weyers Cave and sister, Mary Helen Click Arnold of Petersburg, WV, preceded her in death. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Catherine S. Click of Weyers Cave and a number of nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at the Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren in Weyers Cave, where she was a member, at 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 25, 2016 with Pastor Daniel House officiating. Visitation will follow in the church hall.
If desired, Memorial gifts may be given to the Nanci Zigler Endowed Scholarship at Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk, VA 23801-5599.
Billie L. Tinsley (Smith, Ed. D. )
Nancy Zigler was a wonderful artist. If you ever get to Beaverdam Elementary School, in Hanover County, VA, see her artwork in the office. She taught there with me in the late 1980s. Nancy was a wonderful inspiration to the children to be creative. She worked with all mediums of art with ease. She was gone from us too soon.
Jacquelyn (Jackie) M. Allen (Mandell)
Found this lovely article about Nanci, her parents and the 'Nanci Zigler Endowed Scholarship' at VA Wesleyan College. According to this article, Nanci died in 1991. Class alumni may remember, Nanci's mother Hardenia was a Hermitage High School guidance counselor (see her full obituary below article). Apparently, Nanci's mother died five (5) months prior to this article honoring Nanci. God Bless Nanci's parents for keeping her passion for art alive, through scholarships for art students!
http://www.vwc.edu/news-a-events/news-releases/giving-back
Honoring Nanci Zigler's Legacy
By Laynee H. Timlin
Alumna Nanci Zigler ’77 fell in love with the campus of Virginia Wesleyan when she attended summer art workshops at the College when she was in high school. Several of the workshops were taught by Barclay Sheaks, renowned painter and founder of the Art Department at VWC. Nanci decided then that she wanted to continue her education at Virginia Wesleyan, studying art under Sheaks’ tutelage.
Nanci’s parents, Hiram and Hardenia Zigler, supported their daughter’s college choice as they knew all about the advantages associated with a small-college setting. They had attended a small liberal arts institution as well, Bridgewater College. According to Hardenia, a retired high school guidance counselor, Virginia Wesleyan saw the potential in her only child and “provided the individual faculty mentorship Nanci needed to become a successful art teacher” at Mechanicsville Elementary in Hanover County, Virginia.
Hardenia fondly remembered one particular example of the special connection between students and faculty and staff at Virginia Wesleyan. Around 1990, more than a decade after Nanci had graduated from VWC, Nanci encountered VWC College President Lambuth Clarke at a restaurant in Richmond and when Nanci passed away in 1991 after a battle with breast cancer, the Ziglers were very touched to receive a personal note of condolence from Clarke in which he fondly remembered their last conversation at the restaurant.
In honor of their daughter’s memory, the Ziglers sold a piece of property in 1994 to create a scholarship in Nanci’s name. The scholarship was created to benefit an art student at Virginia Wesleyan. The Zigler’s felt it was the perfect way to pay tribute to their daughter and her passion. To further honor their daughter’s memory and recognize the College that had made such a meaningful impact on their lives, Hiram and Hardenia included Virginia Wesleyan College in their estate plans.
This year, the Zigler estate gifted the College $332,000 to further endow the Nanci Zigler Endowed Scholarship. Their thoughtfulness and insight has created a legacy that will continue to impact the lives of Virginia Wesleyan art students like Nanci for years to come.
Hardenia Click Zigler
Her husband, J. Hiram Zigler and daughter, Nanci June Zigler preceded her in death. Mrs. Zigler was the daughter of the late Forrest D. and Eva Houff Click. She was born on the Click family farm in Weyers Cave and graduated from Weyers Cave High School. Following graduation from Bridgewater College, she taught in Virginia public schools, including Churchville High School and an elementary school in South Norfolk (now the city of Chesapeake). Along with her husband, also a Bridgewater graduate and an agriculture teacher by training, she taught at Spotsylvania High School and Kenbridge High School in Lunenburg Co.
When the family moved to Richmond, Mrs. Zigler obtained guidance certification and worked as a guidance counselor for 18 years at Douglas Freeman High School and Hermitage High School in Henrico Co. She was a member of the Virginia Personnel and Guidance Associate, the Alpha Delta Kappa education sorority, and past member of the Wayland Women's Club.
In addition to her husband and daughter, a brother, J. Paul Click of Weyers Cave and sister, Mary Helen Click Arnold of Petersburg, WV, preceded her in death. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Catherine S. Click of Weyers Cave and a number of nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at the Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren in Weyers Cave, where she was a member, at 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 25, 2016 with Pastor Daniel House officiating. Visitation will follow in the church hall.
If desired, Memorial gifts may be given to the Nanci Zigler Endowed Scholarship at Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk, VA 23801-5599.