A College Misericordia professor is serving at the University of Scranton this year in a program designed to identify academic leaders and provide practical training in college and university adminis- tration at the. senior level. Dr. Lee J. Williames, professor of history and director of Misericordia’s honors program, is at Scranton through a fellowship from the American Council on Education (ACE). He was among 29 ACE fellowship winners chosen in a national competition with hundreds of nominees selected from the 1,800 ACE member institutions. “The ACE Fellows Program in Academic Adminis- tration prepares promising individuals for progres- sively responsible positions in higher education,’ says Dr. Richard H. Passon, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the U. of S. Most of the 812 participants in the program over the past 21 years have made significant advances into academic administration leadership, according to ACE reports. To date, 97 have become chief exective officers and more than 450 others have become provosts, vice presidents or deans. Dr. Williames chose the University of Scranton for his fellowship year ‘because of the university’s reputation for excellence in undergraduate education and the quality of its senior leadership.” He will be working closely with Glenn Pellino, vice president for planning; Dr. Passon; and Rev. J.A. Panuska, S.J., president of the 4,600 student Jesuit institution. ACE fellows participate in key decision-making meetings on their host campuses. They also work on projects for their hosts, gather information about practices on other campuses and write an analytical In addition, the fellows attend seminary held around the country on key issues in higher education. Dr. Williames has served at Misericordia for 20 years. His teaching and research specialty is the Soviet Union. He is no stranger to academic leader- ship, having served as chair of the Faculty and All- College Senate from 1979-82. He is also director of the liberal studies and general studies degree programs. He was named teacher of the year by the board of trustees at Misericordia in 1981 and was the college’s nominee for the CASE professor of the year award three times. Dr. Williames is a graduate of LaSalle, University. He earned a master’s degree in European history from Niagara University and a certificate from that school’s Soviet Institute. His doctorate in Russian history was earned at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Celebration set George Bierly, State the Hon. Hudacek, right, information ' on For more celebration, contact the Ball is planned Annual Starlight Ball Nov. 22 at The event, Auxiliary president. will raffle of a 1987 are. Trudy Junker, Trucksville. 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He is responsible for the management and administration of the sales staff, which offers taxable and tax-exempt securities to indi- viduals, corporations, and public entities. Prior to this position, he served as an assistant portfolio manager in the Bank Investment Department of First Eastern. He has also worked in the bank’s Marketing, Correspon- dent Banking, and Branch Adminis- tration Departments. A graduate of Wyoming Seminary, Davis received a BA degree in Economics from Lafayette College. Davis is a 1986 graduate of Lead- ership Wilkes-Barrfe, a former board member for the Economic Development Council’ of Northeast Pennsylvania, and a member of the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Banking. He has participated in fundraising cam- THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSO- CIATION of the United Stafes (CHA) has named Sister Jo Anne Jones, as director of Mission Effec- tiveness. Sr. Jones, a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Union, will join the staff September 15. She will develop and evaluate mission-phi- losophy statements, as well as respond to CHA members’ specific needs. She currently is vice president of sponsorship and mission at Mercy Health Care System in Dallaas. Previously she served at Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre as director of philosophy and and sponsorship- employee advocate, assistant to the president, and most recently as vice president of marketing and philoso- phy. Sister Jones earned a master’s degree from the Graduate Theologi- cal Union, Berkeley, Calif., and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. -O- REV. CLIFF JONES, pastor of the Huntsville Christian Church, completed a three-week course con- cerning preaching this past summer at Princeton Seminary. The course DWIGHT DAVIS paigns for the United Way, King’s College, and the Northeast Philhar- monic. Davis, along with his wife, Molly and their daughterfs, Lauren and Meghan, resides in Dallas. involved use of ‘narrative and description in the sermon. Pastor Jones is a 1980 graduate of Gordon-Conwell Seminary in Boston, Massachusetts where he received a Master of Divinity Degree. he has served at the Hunts- ville Christian Church since his graduation. He and his wife Lucy, their two children, Amy and Craig reside on Overbrook Road in Dallas. -0- WILLIAM B. EVANS, of RD 2, Overbrook Road, Dallas, has earned a finance degree from Clarion Uni- versity of Pennsylvania following the first and second five-week ses- sions of summer school. Commencement ceremonies are held at the close of the first and second semesters during the aca- demic year. No commencement cer- emonies are held during the summer school. -0- CADET GEOFFREY K.J. STE- PHENSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Stephensen, of 5 Fox Hollow Drive, Dallas, has completed a U.S. Air Force ROTC field training encamp- ment at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. A HAIR SALON WASH cor SO 9 5 BLOW DRY 8 2 2 Reg. $25 3 2 % Reg. $35 Culp notes 80th year Robert Culp of Huntsville will celebrate his 80th birthday on Satur- day, Septmeber 20. The occasion will be honored with an open house at the jackson Town- ship Firee Hall from 2 to 5 p.m. that day. Everyone is invited to sop by and visit with Mr. Culp. No invita- tions have been issued. A retired contractor, Mr: Culp is now the zoning officer of Jackson Township. His wife is the former Irma Weid- ner and they have been married for 58 years. They are the parents of four daughters, Mrs. Charlotte Ashton, Jackson Twp.; Mrs. Alice Ross, West Palm Beach, Florida; Mrs. Midge Kern, Dallas,; Mrs. Ginny Major, Huntsville. The couple also has 19 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. DR. LEE WILLIAMES ROBERT CULP Members of the Back Mountain Kiwanis Club heard President Stu Oakley make his report on the recent = Pennsylvania District Kiwanis Convention in Pittsburgh. The following are the awards received by the Back Mountain Club for the 1985-86 administrative year: 1. The George F. Lanin Award to Joe McDonald for first place in the Inter-Club competition in the Penn- sylvania District. 2. Key Club sponsorship. This award was made to only 7 clubs out of 250, 3. Special Olympics. 4. Clean Up Day. 2 SR SAE, wm, A Award to James Larson for 2nd place in the multicple service com- petition. 6. Pennsylvania Kiwanis Chil- dren’s Heart Fund Award to Dick Alters. We are on the permanent tablet of honor. 7. Major Emphasis Award. . 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