This Saturday Bethany College is pleased to host the 30th Annual Kalon Scholarship Competition when we will welcome more than seventy students and their families to campus.
All of the students have been accepted to Bethany, and they will be competing for only 10 scholarships awarded to those who have displayed exceptional leadership and civic engagement while in high school. They and their families will be traveling to campus from ten different states. Additionally, fourteen alumni will be on campus to serve on the three-person interview teams. I would like to personally thank the faculty, staff and students who are volunteering their time on a Saturday to make this day so very special. As you know, the Kalon competition is traditionally a way of identifying future campus leaders, and I share with you the high expectations we have of their academic performance, as well.
Todd Owens ’93, co-founder and principal of Non Profit Talent, will serve as the keynote speaker. Todd was recently named one of the “People to Know around Pittsburgh in the New Year” by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Attack Theatre and the Jefferson Awards for Public Service. Todd was recently selected as the 2014 Get Involved! Man of the Year and will be honored at the Annual Pittsburgh Service Summit on Tuesday, March 25.
Please join me in giving a warm Bethany welcome to these potential new Bethany scholars and their families.
