After Holt retired as president of the college in 1949, there no longer existed a central authority for the Walk of Fame, and over the next two decades stones began to disappear, often around graduation time; many were thrown into Lake Virginia.[1] Only in the 1980s, under the presidency of Thaddeus Seymour (president from 1978–90), was there an Official Lapidarian responsible for taking care of the stones.[26] As of 2003, the Walk of Fame had about 530 stones, the vast majority (455) honoring men.[26] Most stones are associated with specific people, but a few—like the stones from Australia and the Berlin Wall—honor places or events.