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Katherine Menhorn, a junior music education major at Westminster College, recently received the $500 Phillip H. Inman Excellence in Choral Conducting Art Scholarship from the Beaver Valley Choral Society.
"This is a major honor for our music students," said Dr. Robin Lind, director of choral activities at Westminster College. "I'm very proud of Kathy."
The Beaver Valley Choral Society established this scholarship to celebrate Inman's life-long dedication to excellence in the choral arts of the Beaver County region in Pennsylvania. His inspiration at the conductor's stand continues to play an important role in bringing musical joy, education, and spiritual comfort to all those fortunate enough to know and work with him.
Menhorn is a daughter of Norman and Joan Menhorn, Berlin, and a graduate of Berlin Brothersvalley High School. She is a mezzo-soprano member of the Westminster College Concert Choir, where she is treasurer, and Chamber Singers. Menhorn accompanies the Westminster College Men's Chorus and is the Field Commander for the Titan Marching Band. She is president of the Westminster chapter of the American Choral Director Association.
Contact Lind at (724) 946-7278 or e-mail lindra@westminster.edu for more information.
Alpha Psi Omega, Westminster's national honorary theatre fraternity, presents "Scapin" Friday-Saturday, Dec. 5-6, at 7:30 p.m. in Beeghly Theater.
Two Westminster College student teams recently won meritorious ranking in The Mathematical Contest in Modeling, an international mathematical competition that involved nearly 500 teams.
Ericka Peterson, a senior neuroscience major at Westminster College, recently presented her undergraduate research at the annual Society for Neuroscience Conference in Orlando, FL.
Several Westminster College faculty and their guests will perform a chamber music recital Monday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
The program begins with Robert Schumann's "Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44," a high energy and creative piece. The quintet includes: Nancy DeSalvo, assistant professor of music at Westminster, on the piano; James Dunlap, a member of the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra, on the viola; Jacqueline Pitman, a member of the Youngstown Symphony and Warren Philharmonic Orchestras, on the cello; Betty Stephenson, former member of the Cincinnati and Houston Symphony Orchestras, on the violin; and James Stephenson, a former member of the United States Military Band at West Point and the Cincinnati and Houston Symphony Orchestras, on the violin.
Westminster College was well represented at the Joint Mathematics meetings in New Orleans.
Dr. Sandra Webster, Westminster College professor of psychology, will discuss "Creating and Maintaining a Classroom Culture of Respect" at Faculty Forum Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center.
The Westminster College Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will present their annual "Celebrate the Seniors" concert Friday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. for this free public event.
Three three-member teams of Westminster College students participated in the International Mathematical Contest in Modeling Feb. 5-9.
Dr. SoYoung Kang, Westminster College assistant professor of education, and two Westminster elementary education majors attended the Kappa Delta Pi convocation Oct. 29-31 in Orlando.
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