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21-October-1997 
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                     College News 
 
                   by Julian Shipp 
 
BRISTOL, Tenn.--In a bold move contrary to academic tradition, King College 
trustees recently named longtime professor Gregory D. Jordan to serve as 
the college's 21st president. Jordan joined the college faculty in 1980. He 
later served as chairperson of both the Bible and Religion Department and 
the Humanities Division before being named vice president for academic 
affairs and dean of faculty in 1990. Jordan received a bachelor's degree 
from Bellhaven College and a master of divinity degree from Trinity 
Evangelical Divinity School. He earned his doctorate in Hebraic and cognate 
studies from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. 
 
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--R. Thomas Williamson was recently inaugurated as the 
13th president of Westminster College. In his inaugural address Williamson 
set forth the goal of firmly establishing Westminister College as one of 
America's top 100 liberal arts colleges. Williamson, a 50-year-old Easton, 
Pa., native, summed up his goals when he said, "We offer an educational 
experience that is second to none. But we can do better than that. We can 
provide for [students] the understanding that each day is a gift from God 
and that we and they must invest this gift in the service of others." 
 
WOOSTER, Ohio--The College of Wooster has received a $750,000 challenge 
grant from the Kresge Foundation of Troy, Mich., toward the renovation and 
expansion of Severance Hall, the college's chemistry building. According to 
the terms of the grant, the college must complete the project's funding, 
estimated to total $10 million by Oct. 1, 1998, in order to qualify for the 
Kresge grant. Current gifts and commitments total approximately $7.8 
million. This means that some $2.2 million must be received in new gifts 
and grants within the next 12 months. The project to renovate and enlarge 
Wooster's chemistry building includes a 14,000-square-foot addition to the 
existing 28,000-square-foot building, which was built in 1902 and remodeled 
in 1960. 

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