Two Locals Earn Westminster College Alumni Citations
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2004
Two local residences recently earned Westminster College Alumni Citation Awards.
James P. Epstein, a 1972 Westminster graduate from Hermitage, went on to graduate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1975. Since then he has been the district attorney of Mercer County, and is the longest running district attorney in Pennsylvania history.
He has been chosen "law enforcement officer of the year" by his colleagues and "boss of the year" by his office staff. His leadership in community organizations include: The Mercer County Association for the Retarded, the Shenango Valley Community Library, the Prince of Peace Center, ERASE Anti-Substance Abuse Coalition, Sharpsville Borough Anti-Teen Drinking Initiative, Mercer County Anti-Discrimination Commission, Fraternal Orders of Police in Sharon, Hermitage, and Farrell, Sharpsville Service Club, Kedron F&AM 389, and the Executive Committee of the Mercer County Democratic Party.
Dr. John L. Mansell, a 1954 Westminster graduate from New Wilmington, continued his education at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and is currently part of Family Medicine Associates of New Wilmington, Inc.
Mansell has held leadership positions at the Jameson Hospital Medical Staff, the Lawrence County Medical Society, the Pennsylvania Affiliate of American Heart Association, the Mid-Western Chapter of Pennsylvania Affiliate of American Heart Association, the New Wilmington Borough Council, Jameson Hospital Department of Medicine, and the Jameson Hospital Credentials Committee.
Mansell comes from a long line of Westminster graduates. His father, Irving "Bud" Mansell and his father's brother, Thomas V. Mansell, both graduated in 1929; his mother, Lucille McConaghy Mansell graduated in 1928 and Lucille's sister Helen graduated in 1927. Mansell's sister, Jane, also attended Westminster; his first wife, Erla Jane McCartney (who died in 1974) graduated in 1955; his second wife, Ruth Ann McCown graduated in 1964; and finally his second son, Mark, graduated in 1984. Mansell has served as the Westminster College Health Services Physician since 1968.
For more information, contact Mary Cooley James '84, director of alumni at Westminster College, at (724) 946-7363 or e-mail mjames@westminster.edu.
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