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17-October-1996 
 
 
96412                     College News  
 
                         by Julian Shipp 
 
DUBUQUE, Iowa--Helen Deckert Everest of Dubuque, Iowa, who died Dec. 16, 
1995, left a $1.5 million gift to several leading city institutions, 
including the University of Dubuque, which will receive in excess of 
$550,000 for general services support. Everest was preceded in death by her 
husband, Judge and Brigadier General Folsom Everest, in 1970. 
 
MONTREAT, N.C.--Montreat College has been awarded $68,000 from the U.S. 
Department of Commerce and the Appalachian College Association to establish 
a community-wide computer information network for the Montreat area. The 
grant, part of the department's Telecommunications and Information 
Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP), will be used to create a 
community interactive computer resource center. Total cost of the project 
is approximately $136,000, with the TIIAP grant providing 50 percent and 
matching funds from Montreat College providing the rest. 
 
NEW CONCORDE, Ohio--Muskingum College president Samuel W. Speck announced 
recently that the late Eloise Barnes Cole, a 1933 Muskingum College 
graduate, and her husband, Arthur G. Cole, have established a charitable 
trust to endow a professional chair in American history at Muskingum. 
Named the Arthur G. and Eloise Barnes Cole Chair of American History, the 
commitment recognizes the importance of excellence in teaching and, 
according to Speck, "helps to ensure that the finest resources support the 
teaching of American history at Muskingum." Given current rates of growth, 
it is expected that the charitable trust will ultimately provide a 
million-dollar endowment, the earnings from which will be used to fund the 
chair. 
 
DANVILLE, Ky.--Centre College recently announced the designation of new 
members of the college's administrative staff. Glenn Osborne, a veteran of 
news work as the Frankfort, Ky., bureau chief with United Press 
International and coordinator of public information for the Kentucky 
General Assembly, has been named assistant coordinator of public 
information. Jennifer Cubine Hummel, a 1994 Centre graduate and former 
special projects coordinator for Kentucky Educational Television, has been 
named associate director of alumni affairs. Jeff Vanevenhoven, a former 
information technology coordinator with Coopers & Lybrand in Milwaukee, 
Wis., has joined Centre as network systems manager. Shane Wilson, who was 
associated with the University of Kentucky Microlabs, also is new to the 
college's computing center, where he serves as computer technician. James 
Elliot, a 1996 Centre graduate, has joined the staff as an admissions 
counselor. 

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