(Meriden Alumni News May 10,1946)    Marvin Lloyd White: Was a member of the class of 1933.  He went to Junior College in Dodge City Kansas after he graduated from High School and finished his college work at the University of Wyoming.  He was employed by an Oil company when he entered the service November 3, 1941.  He was a member of the Air Corps and had risen to the rank of Captain when he was killed in the wreck of his plane on Tinian, Mariana Islands, March 30, 1945.  He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. White and his two brothers, Harry and Dale and his sister, Wilma, are all Graduates of our high school.

The Captain Marvin Lloyd White award is presented annually to the outstanding graduating senior.

This memorial trophy was originated by the late Bill McDermed in memory of his friend, Captain Lloyd White, who graduated from Meriden Rural High School in 1933.  Captain White was a casualty of World War II.  After Bill's death, the trophy was provided, for many years, by his brother, Chet McDermed, and in recent years has been made possible by Daryl Becker.

The student receiving this award is based on the following criteria.

1.  Be active in extra-curricular activities.
2.  Earn a C average or better.
3.  Be elected by the high school faculty.