Westminster College to Celebrate Rededication of McGill Memorial Library Oct. 17
Posted on Monday, October 6, 2008
Westminster College's Ralph Gibson McGill Memorial Library will be rededicated during Homecoming festivities Friday, Oct. 17, at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
Debora S. Foster, 1974 Westminster graduate and chair of Westminster's Board of Trustees, will welcome guests and make introductions. Westminster President Dr. Richard H. Dorman will give opening remarks. Molly P. Spinney, 1972 Westminster graduate and head librarian, will provide historic reflections, followed by George R. Berlin, member and former chair of Westminster's Board of Trustees, sharing project reflections.
Dr. R. Thomas Williamson, Westminster president emeritus, will give remarks. McGill Library's new Williamson Community Room is named in honor of him and his wife, Jean.
Dr. Elizabeth Gibson Drinko, 1944 Westminster alumna, of The Mellen Foundation in Cleveland will share thoughts. She and her late husband, John, are long-time supporters of Westminster, contributing to the Gibson-Drinko Distinguished Chair in Psychology, the Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and the Drinko Room in McGill LIbrary.
The Rev. Dr. Carolyn J. Jones, Westminster trustee and member of the Class of 1958 Golden Anniversary Reunion Committee, will give a prayer of rededication.
Tours of McGill Library and a reception in the Ferguson Room follow the ceremony.
The rededication caps a $6.2 million renovation project that spanned nearly two years. Highlights of the project include: installation of compact shelving for books and periodicals on the ground floor; relocation of the main entrance and construction of a handicapped-accessible lift; creation of the Williamson and the Drinko Rooms; repair and renovation of the Ferguson Room, including refinishing of vintage 1930s solid oak chairs and library tables; and relocation and renovation of the computer lab.
Contact Spinney at (724) 946-7323 or e-mail mspinney@westminster.edu for more information.
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