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2013 Shearn Writing Award Winners Named

Four students win $1,000 prizes for their papers
2013 Graduates Give Southwestern the Largest Class Gift Ever

A record 76 percent of graduates contributed to the gift
United Way Selects Southwestern as its Volunteer Partner of the Year

Students, faculty and staff have helped the organization
Thirty-One Students Join Phi Beta Kappa

Members of the Class of 2013 are inducted just before graduation
Two Professors Named to Endowed Chairs

Dirk Early will hold chair in economics and Emily Niemeyer will hold chair in science
Three Southwestern Students Receive Gilman Scholarships for Summer Study Abroad

Two will study in Argentina and one will study in China

Southwestern Student Receives State Department Scholarship to Study in China this Summer

Environmental studies major wants to gain language skills to work in environmental protection
First-year Student Selected for Prestigious Kemper Scholars Program

Program helps prepare students at liberal arts colleges for leadership positions in administration and business
Three Faculty Members Receive 2013 Teaching Awards

Advising Award goes to an environmental studies professor
President Schrum Accepts Another College Presidency

He will become the 21st president of Emory & Henry College in Virginia after retiring from Southwestern June 30
Edward B. Burger Named Southwestern’s 15th President

New president is a nationally known math professor and educational innovator