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May 2012

In This Issue
Hank Norton Center Dedication Wrap-up
Meet Our 2012 Graduating Class
Former Basketball Standout James Johnson Headed to Virginia Tech
Forum Featured Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget National Debt Tour
Recent USA South Athletic Conference Accomplishments
We're a Proud Sponsor of the 2012 Workshop Porch at This Summer's FloydFest
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Greetings!


"Wow!" That's the word we heard over and over again on Friday, May 4, as we celebrated the opening of the Hank Norton Athletic Center. It was a spectacular day for the College as students, faculty, staff, Trustees, alumni, friends, and people from the community all joined in the festivities.

 

"Thanks!" to all of you who helped make the Hank Norton Center a reality. It was a long time coming but the wait was worth it. Coach Hank Norton said it best that day, "I may have seen bigger athletic facilities, but I've never seen better!"

 

"Congratulations!" to the class of 2012! As our newest alums received their diplomas on Saturday, May 5, not even the threat of a rainstorm could dampen enthusiasm. We moved the graduates and their families inside to Swartz Gym and the overflow crowd in Franklin Hall was also able to "be there" via live streaming of the ceremony.

 

"Enjoy!" all the news about this amazing place and learn how Ferrum is "happening!" From E-term, to external events, athletic updates and campus activities, and the excitement of FloydFestPLUS! - Ferrum's partnership with the acclaimed annual FloydFest music gathering - it's all right here.

 

We are ever grateful and so appreciative of all that you continue to do for Ferrum!

 

Sincerely,   

    
Jennifer L. Braaten

President

Hank Norton Center Dedication
Hundreds celebrate the opening of the the new $5.5 million state-of-the-art facility. Read more »
Hank Norton's Address During the Building's Dedication
Hank Norton's Address During the Building's Dedication
 
Meet Our 2012 Graduating Class
2012 Grads Nearly 200 graduates received diplomas during ceremonies that included awards presentations and a keynote address by Hampden-Sydney College President Christopher B. Howard. Read more »
 

 


 

Coach Johnson
Former Basketball Standout James Johnson Headed to Virginia Tech 
Johnson played at Ferrum for then Head Coach Bill Pullen, helping the Panthers win regular season titles in 1992 and 1993.  Read more »

Warner addressFerrum Forum Featured Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget  

As part of its Forum on Critical Thinking, Innovation and Leadership, Ferrum College hosted a visit by the National Debt Tour - a traveling symposium on deficit spending, entitlements, and a coming demographic crisis. Read more »

Recent USA South Accomplishments

USA South Ferrum Ends NCAA Run With 14-Inning Heartbreaker To McDaniel College. Learn more about the team » 

 

Abe Naff, former baseball coach and current athletics director, was inducted into the USA South Athletic Conference Hall of Fame earlier this month. Read more about Naff's accomplishments » 

 

Ferrum College alumnus and former major league pitcher Billy Wagner was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Saturday. Read more »  

 

 

 

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Carolina Chocolate Drops - Read 'Em John - Floydfest 2011 - Workshop Porch
We're a Proud Sponsor of the 2012 Workshop Porch at This Summer's FloydFest
Watch the Carolina Chocolate Drops performing last summer on the Workshop Porch.
 
 
Floyd Fest logoJoin Us at FloydFest  - with FloydFestPLUS! 
Learn about the music that has inspired musicians, writers and filmmakers for over a century, and stay next door to the College's Blue Ridge Institute and Museum (BRI), Virginia's official state repository of all things "Blue Ridge." Find out more!
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