I am pleased to announce that former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge will be the keynote speaker at Bethany College’s 2014 Commencement Ceremony. Mr. Ridge is currently CEO of Ridge Global, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based security consulting firm. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983-95), as the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania (1995-2001), as Assistant to the President for Homeland Security (2001-03), and as the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2003-05). Born in nearby Munhall, PA, he grew up in Erie, PA, before attending Harvard University. After returning to Pennsylvania, he completed his Juris Doctor degree at the Dickinson School of Law. Special thanks to our Board Chair, Greg Jordan, for arranging Mr. Ridge’s involvement in this special day.
It is also a pleasure to share that the Rev. Gary W. Kidwell, President of the Christian Church Foundation, will be the Baccalaureate Service speaker. He is a graduate of Campbellsville College and Lexington Theological Seminary, both in Kentucky.
The Baccalaureate Service will be held on Friday evening, May 16, in Commencement Hall and Commencement Saturday morning, May 17, in the Pennington Quadrangle.
