News Archive
Westminster College admissions staff will be visiting local high schools the week of Oct. 20.
Dr. John Bonomo, Westminster College associate professor of computer science, was a judge at the world finals for the International Collegiate Programming Contest April 18-21 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Dr. Anne Hagan Bentz, Westminster College associate professor of music, was the featured soloist with the Friday Morning Music Club Feb. 26 at Sumner Museum in Washington, D.C.
The Westminster College Women's Chorus and Women's Chamber Ensemble will participate in the St. Cecilia concert Sunday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Mary, Mother of Hope Church in New Castle. The program is free and open to the public.
Sodexo Dining Services at Westminster College will officially open its newly remodeled Galbreath dining facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday, Aug. 29, at 4 p.m.
The Alpha Nu chapter of national fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi will host the annual Westminster College Relay for Life Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. at Burry Stadium.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College junior and senior early childhood/special education majors helped conduct Family Math Night Nov. 1 at Wilmington Elementary School.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Four students have been added to the Spring 2012 Dean's List at Westminster College.
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) honored Westminster College, Pa., with a place on the 2014 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its support of volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.
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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