of Commerce distinguished-service award. In 1953, territorial governor B. Frank Heintzleman issued a proclamation naming McGown Alaska's honorary hostess. In 1971 the University of Alaska Fairbanks dedicated a music rehearsal hall in McGown's honor. The Eva McGown Music Room is located in the Fine Arts Complex. It is designed specifically for choral practice and is equipped with risers for group rehearsal. A stained glass window designed by Helen L. Atkinson and made by Debbie Mathews from over 500 pieces of glass was created for St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in 1999. The window commemorates Eva McGown and the St. Matthew's choir of the early 1900s and depicts McGown playing the organ. Notes People from Fairbanks, Alaska People from Antrim, County Antrim 1883 births 1972 deaths Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)