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James L. Cherney, instructor of speech at Westminster College, recently presented two papers at the National Communication Association Conference in Seattle, Wash.

Dr. James A . Perkins, professor of English and chair of the Department of English and Public Relations at Westminster College, has signed with the Louisiana State University Press to co-edit The Selected Letters of Robert Penn Warren, volumes three, four and five.

Perkins will work with Dr. Randy Hendricks of the University of West Georgia and Dr. William Bedford Clark of Texas A & M University.  Clark edited the first two volumes in a series that covered 1924-1942.

Nicole Abel, a Westminster College senior music education major, will perform a flute recital Sunday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.

Brett Turk, a Westminster College junior psychology/human resources major from New Castle, was recently chosen by the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates to spend the summer working on research at Oklahoma State University related to his Westminster honors thesis.

Dr. Bryan Rennie, Westminster College associate professor of religion and Vira I. Heinz chair in religion, will be the featured speaker at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center.

Sean Swarner, a 1997 Westminster College alumnus and author, will present "Keep Climbing" Sunday, Oct. 19, at 8:15 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

Ed Groves, Westminster College adjunct music faculty, was one of seven inaugural inductees to the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association's (PMEA) Hall of Fame. The induction was held April 24 during the PMEA annual conference in Valley Forge.

Kathy Koop, Westminster College professor of art, will speak at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, March 24, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.

Dr. Nancy Zipay DeSalvo, Westminster College associate professor of music, was guest soloist with the Youngstown (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra Oct. 24 at Powers Auditorium.

Westminster College first-year student John Jones recently received a scholarship through The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County (CFWC).  The funds will be applied to his tuition for the 2011-2012 academic year.