History Professor to Present Henderson Lecture

Dr. David Twining, Westminster College professor of history, will present the 2010-2011 Henderson Lecture Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Witherspoon Maple Room of the McKelvey Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Twining's lecture will focus on "The Lost Generation of the 1960s: Moving from Memory to History" and is based on research conducted during a sabbatical in the fall 2007 semester.

"While there were challenges in the 1960s in areas like healthcare, the most far-reaching impact of the ideological revolution occurred in education, especially on college campuses," Twining wrote. "This talk will explore some of the key changes that occurred in liberal arts campuses in Ohio that shaped a new generation of students dedicated to the rapid reformation of American society. They were far different from their predecessors in the 1950s and their successors in the 1970s."

The Henderson Lecture was founded by Dr. Joseph R. Henderson and his wife, Elizabeth, to encourage and recognize original and continuing research and scholarship among Westminster College faculty, and to afford the opportunity for faculty to share their learning with the academic community. Dr. Henderson is a professor of education emeritus at Westminster, having served as chair of the Department of Education and as director of the Graduate Program.

Each year, Westminster faculty members may nominate themselves or others to receive the lectureship, which includes a stipend to support a specific research project. A faculty committee chooses the winner.

Twining, who joined the Westminster faculty in 1990, earned an undergraduate degree from the College of Wooster, master's from the University of Virginia, and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University.

Contact Twining at (724) 946-6246 or e-mail twinindc@westminster.edu for more information.

Dr. David Twining