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18-February-1997 
97087 
 
                           College News 
 
                         by Julian Shipp 
 
WAYNESBURG, Pa.--The Rev. John Rich Dorean has been appointed the new 
interim chaplain and director of Christian life at Waynesburg College. 
Dorean is pastor of Jefferson Baptist Church, where he has been for the 
past 15 years. In addition to his pastoral duties, he works with Habitat 
for Humanity and Education Assistance Limited: The Greene County 
Opportunity Program. Dorean and his wife, Merrie, have four daughters. 
 
MONTREAT, N.C.--Two publications from Montreat College's Office of Public 
Information have won honors in regional awards competitions. "The 
President's Report," designed by Mindy Clinard, director of public 
information, won a "Best of Category" award in the 1996 Printing Industry 
of the Carolinas' competition. "Outlook," a monthly newsletter for college 
faculty and staff produced by Jerry Ross, public information associate, won 
a "Special Merit Award" for newsletter publishing improvement in the 1997 
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District III 
Advancement Awards competition. 
 
BLOOMFIELD, N.J.--Dr. William Ross Forbes, senior pastor of the 
Presbyterian Church in Westfield, N.J., has been elected to the board of 
trustees of Bloomfield College. Forbes has served as senior pastor of the 
2,000-member church since 1989. As a community leader, he is active in 
local interfaith and interracial groups seeking to promote dialogue among 
various faith and racial groups and to celebrate "the diversity within the 
human family." 
 
WAUKESHA, Wis.--Carroll College Trustee Jack F. Reichert and his wife, 
Corrine, of Lake Forest, Ill., have made a $1 million commitment to the 
college. A major portion of the funding was used for scholarships. A new 
scholarship was set up for graduates of the Cudahy high school system in 
the name of Mrs. Reichert, who is a graduate of Cudahy High School. In 
addition, an endowed scholarship will also be established for minority 
students from the Milwaukee area. Additional funds also were allocated to 
increase the existing four endowed scholarships for students from West 
Allis, Wis.  Reichert is a native of that Milwaukee suburb. A portion of 
the money was also used to fund the recently completed $2.6 million 
Humphrey Memorial Chapel and Art Center. 

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