Peggy Peterson, a 1980 Westminster College graduate, will speak about her career in Washington, D.C. Monday, Sept. 30, at 11:30 a.m. at Beeghly Theater.
Peterson is the director of communications for Congressman Michael Oxley. She works with the Finance Committee, and has worked with the congressman on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act following the recent corporate accounting scandals.
"I think this will be an outstanding opportunity for everyone to 'hear it like it is' from someone who has insight into the workings of Congress," said Jackie Meade, director of the Westminster College Career Center.
The event is free and open to the public. Contact Meade at (724) 946-7343 or e-mail meadelb@westminster.edu for more information.
More than 335 students are expected to earn diplomas Saturday, May 20, during the 152nd annual Westminster College commencement ceremonies. The 2005-2006 academic year will conclude with a baccalaureate service at 10:30 a.m. in Orr Auditorium and commencement at 2:30 p.m. on the Senior Terrace of Old Main.
The Rev. Daniel B. Merry, associate pastor to Pittsburgh Presbytery and 1977 Westminster graduate, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon, "Is God Fair?" Merry is also the staff person to the Committee on Preparation for Ministry, Administrative Commission for Transformation and the Malawi Partnership Ministry Team.
After receiving his degree from Westminster, Merry went on to Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va., where he served as student pastor of the Midway Presbyterian Church in Maxton, N.C. In 1981, he went to serve as pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in Pittston, and in 1987 he accepted the call to the John McMillan Presbyterian Church in Bethel Park, where he remained for 13 years with a congregation that grew from 85 to almost 400. Between August 2004 and August 2005, Merry and his family served the Synod of Blantyre in Malawi, Africa.
Charles R. Burke, Westminster College Trustee Emeritus and Chairman Emeritus of the Grable Foundation, will deliver the commencement address, "Thoughts for a Lifetime," after receiving an honorary doctor of public service degree from Westminster.
Burke received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. He was an attorney with Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, a staff attorney with Westinghouse Electric Corporation, a partner with McCann, Garland, Ridall & Burke, and a partner with SCC Investment Advisors, all located in Pittsburgh. He served on the boards of Rubbermaid, Inc., the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, and several other smaller corporations.
Burke continues to serve area charitable associations such as The Grable Foundation and The United Way of Allegheny County. He has previously served the Third Presbyterian Church, Eye and Ear Hospital, Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania, Inc., Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Western Pennsylvania, and the Executive Service Corps of Western Pennsylvania.
The class of 2006 has chosen Nawal Rajeh to give the senior address. Rajeh, a senior political science and individual interdisciplinary major, is a graduate of Austintown-Fitch High School and a daughter of Ghassan and Soumaya Rajeh.
In case of rain, ceremonies will be held at the Memorial Field House. Contact the Academic Dean's Office at (724) 946-7122 for more information.
Nine Westminster College elementary education majors interned in Mexico City schools last May.
Dr. Elizabeth A. Harrison, assistant professor of music and Westminster College organist, recently presented a paper at the Gotenborg International Organ Academy's (GoArt's) bi-annual conference in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The Holcad, Westminster College's student-run newspaper, has been awarded first place by the American Scholastic Press Association.
The association, which serves more than 2,000 schools, conducts this competition annually and scores are based on content coverage, page design, general plan, art advertising and illustrations, editing, and creativity.
Anyone questioning community spirit and the outpouring of love would have benefited from an amazing accomplishment on Saturday, the 15th of July. By estimate, over 50 people moved over 100 tons of gravel and stones into a circular path that is called a labyrinth. This project, over 10 months in the planning, is a memorial to Sandra May Edmiston whose death on August 1, 2005 shocked the New Wilmington community and started an avalanche of love by those who knew her and many who only learned of her through word of mouth.
Recent Westminster College graduate Valerie Kokai received a College Chemistry Award from the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh. The 2007 alumna, who completed College Honors in chemistry, was one of 28 college students honored at the Society's annual awards dinner.
Westminster College's "Get Real!" life preparation series continues Thursday, March 6, with "Navigating the Insurance Policy Rapids" presented by James Giel of Dollar Bank and Roxanne Bruce, an independent insurance agent.
Westminster College's Make-A-Difference Day was observed Oct. 25 with over 100 students completing over 335 hours of community service.
Westminster College's Mathematics and Computer Science Department held its annual awards banquet and Kappa Mu Epsilon induction March 25 in the Witherspoon Lakeview Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.
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