More than 80 prospective students are due on campus Feb. 8-9, for the annual Presidential Scholarship weekend, competing for Bryan’s top academic scholarships, the Presidential Merit Scholarships.

     Three weeks later, the college will host the Dean’s Scholarship competition, again welcoming prospective students who are among the top academic applicants for the coming year.

     Kim Tuttle, special events coordinator for the admissions office, said the Presidential Scholarship weekend will include campus tours, a banquet for the students and their parents, and interviews with faculty members as part of the selection process. Paige Ratzlaff, student government president, will speak at the banquet Friday night.

     Michael Sapienza, director of admissions, said eight Presidential Merit Scholarships will be awarded following the interviews.

     Dean’s Scholarship candidates will go through a similar process Feb. 28-29, with the top 10 percent of applicants being named Dean’s Merit Scholars.

     “These are exciting events for Bryan College as we get to know some of the outstanding students who are considering enrolling next fall,” Mr. Sapienza said. “We appreciate the hard work of the faculty interviewing committees and the current students who do such a great job of making our visitors welcome.”

     David Tromanhauser, ’80, is Bryan’s new alumni director, replacing Warren Cole, ’03, who resigned to pursue his studio art and custom concrete countertop business.

     Advancement Director Steve Keck said, “I’m delighted David has joined the advancement team. He brings a deep love for Bryan College and a genuine enthusiasm for the task of making sure alumni stay connected with and involved in the life of the college.”

     After graduating with a degree in history, David worked in sales and youth ministry in Texas, North Carolina, Georgia and Indiana before moving to Dayton four years ago.

     Coming to work at Bryan “truly has been a dream of mine, a vision for many years,” he said.

     David said he sees his primary responsibility as helping people “in my generation – the mid-’70s to late ’80s – build and rebuild relationships with the college, and to continue connecting with the older and more recent generations. Alumni play a key role in supporting their alma mater, in prayer and funding, and I’m excited to help with that.

     "This is a marvelous place to be, one of the premier private institutions in the country,” he said. “I’m delighted to be here and to be able to help our alumni see how they have a critical part in making Bryan all that the Lord wants it to be.”

     Through memorable interviews, illustrated with historic archival images and stunning new photographs, Bryan College: Lions' Pride brings to life the incredible story of the "little college that could."

     This oversized coffee-table book chronicles the legacy of faith, determination and commitment to academic excellence that has transformed Bryan into one of the top-ranked colleges in the South today.

     Whether you're a Bryan College alum, current student or other proud member of the Bryan family, you'll want to own this stunning piece of Bryan history.

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     Many argue that forces are in place to produce an unprecedented rise in global temperatures with devastating effects on all forms of life on the earth. Consequently, some in the evangelical community argue that believers have a moral obligation to take whatever actions are necessary to stop global warming to preserve God's creation, even if doing so requires a substantial change in the way we live and the way we use the resources God has given as part of His creation. There are others who argue against this proposition on the grounds that global warming arguments are not based on sound science.

     Friday, 8 p.m., Dr. Lowell Pritchard Jr., national director of Outreach and associate director of the Evangelical Environmental Network, “A Christian Response to Left/Right Environmental Ideologies: Bearing Witness in a Post-Modern Culture”

“In the Eye of the Storm: A Case in Applied Mathematics.”

     "Sweet Singer," a one-man musical drama based on the life of the great clergyman and hymn writer Charles Wesley, will come to the Bryan College stage Feb. 29, presented by baritone Steven Kimbrough.

     Mr. Kimbrough, who wrote the play, incorporates many of Wesley’s poems and hymns, including "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" in this creative dramatization of Wesley’s life.

     "Sweet Singer" covers Wesley’s struggle against poverty, his reluctant acceptance of Holy Orders and life as a Church of England clergyman, his trip to America, his opposition to slavery and the stormy beginnings of the Methodist movement.

     In addition to his abilities as an internationally acclaimed operatic, concert and musical stage performer, Mr. Kimbrough is associate general secretary for mission evangelism of the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church.

       This presentation of "Sweet Singer" will be held at Rudd Auditorium on the Bryan College campus in Dayton on Feb. 29 at 7:30 p.m.