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President R. Thomas Williamson

Westminster College President R. Thomas Williamson announced he plans to retire in June 2008 following 11 years of service. A national search for Westminster's 14th president will take place over the next 16 months.

Dr. Bethany Hicok

Dr. Bethany Hicok, Westminster College associate professor of English, had her essay "Companions in Disguise: The Conjuries of Wallace Stevens and Marianne Moore" published in The Wallace Stevens Journal, volume 31 (2).

Chris Dymond, Jacob Romigh, Andrew Polack, Justin Sedlak, Will Maxwell, Mark Gordon, Dr. John Bonomo

Six Westminster College senior computer science majors presented their capstone projects at the Undergraduate Student Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference April 19 at Penn State-Behrend.

Kaitlyn McConville, a Westminster College junior mathematics major, received a travel/presentation grant from Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to present "Break It Down: Using Wavelets to Analyze Hand-Written Letters" at the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics Jan. 30-Feb. 1 in Lincoln.

Betsy Nolan Sieg, a 2007 Westminster College graduate and purchasing manager for Metro Bank, earned Westminster's 2009 Outstanding and Dedicated AV Media Support Services Award.

The Westminster College Preschool Lab hosted a Summer Science Camp June 14-18 for children aged four-six.

Albert (Buzz) Scherr

Westminster College will host Albert (Buzz) Scherr, a nationally-recognized authority on forensic DNA evidence, for a biology seminar Monday, March 28, at 4:30 p.m. in the Phillips Lecture Hall of the Hoyt Science Resources Center.  The program is free and open to the public.

Avguste Antonov

Westminster College's Department of Music will host guest pianist Avguste Antonov for a master class and recital in December.  Both events are free and open to the public.

Westminster College students spend Spring Break volunteering in revitalized apartment complex in Athens, Ga.

Westminster College students spend Spring Break building a new home with Habitat for Humanity in Maryville, Tenn.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College students participated in two "Spring Break with a Purpose" work trips in March.  Westminster Trustee and alumna Robin Gooch `75 and three staff members joined the students on the work crews.

Back row (l-r): Dr. Helen Boylan, Paul Dingfelder, Allison Rice, Danielle Murtagh, Haley Gabor, Nick Reinthaler, and Sarah Stefan. Front row (l-r): Brett Burrell, Julie Rice, Tyler Umstead, Laura Nice, Kelsey Squelch, and Alexandria Schnarrenberger.

Krista Ulisse with her presentation poster.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Thirteen Westminster students and Dr. Helen Boylan, Westminster College associate professor of chemistry, participated in the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in March in Chicago.