Eric Huddlestun recalled how, when he first served on the Charleston Carnegie Public Library board in the 1980s, library Director Sheryl Snyder was the "driving force" behind the installation of an elevator.
After moving away and then returning to Charleston years later, Huddlestun was asked by former Mayor Dan Cougill to serve on the library board again.
Huddlestun’s response: "What, does Sheryl have another project (in mind)?"
"She did," he told those attending the annual Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce dinner Saturday at Eastern Illinois University.
Because of her leadership throughout a $7-million expansion and renovation of the historic library, as well as many other contributions to the community, Snyder on Saturday was recognized by the chamber as the Outstanding Citizen of the Year.