Fall Convocation set for September 10

SALISBURY, MD ----Salisbury University celebrates the opening of its 77th year with its annual ceremonial kickoff to the fall semester, the Fall Convocation, on Tuesday, September 10, at 3:30 p.m. in Holloway Hall Auditorium.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Mark Holland, professor of biology in SU's Richard A. Henson School of Science and Technology, whose talk is titled, "The Last Man Who Knew Everything." Holland will discuss the difference between getting an education and accumulating factual knowledge.

Recipients of many University scholarships are recognized at Fall Convocation. This year two are highlighted--the SU Alumni Scholarship and the Alumni Association International (affiliated with the University System of Maryland) Scholarship. In addition, the SU Alumni Association presents its Faculty Appreciation Awards honoring outstanding educators from each school.

Amy Lynn Dryden is the Alumni Scholarship recipient. The scholarship requires students to have both a minimum 3.5 GPA and a 1200 score on the SAT. Dryden is a graduate of Parkside High School. Her mother, Linda Dryden, is an SU graduate (Class of 1996). The four-year renewable scholarship is valued at $8,000. Dryden also won a Seidel Education Scholarship, valued at $4,000 over four years.

James Norman Richardson is the recipient of the Alumni Association International Scholarship, which goes to a Maryland resident who has outstanding academic credentials and has been actively involved in his/her high school and community. He graduated in the top 5 percent of his Snow Hill High School class. The scholarship is valued at $2,559 annually.

The Faculty Appreciation Award-winners are revealed at the Convocation. Criteria include at least 10 years of full-time teaching and having made a significant impact on the lives of students who, in turn, go on to contribute to their communities. The selection process includes nominations by graduates and final choice by a committee of alumni and faculty. Alumni Director Roy Perdue, Clinton Bradway (Class of 1956) and chair of the Faculty Appreciation Committee, and Pam Winters Dolle (Class of 1976), president of the Alumni Association, present the awards.

Other scholarships to be announced are: Presidential, Fulton, Guerrieri, Henson, Perdue, Seidel Education, Seidel Endowment, Bellavance Honors, Nettie C. Bentley, A.T. and Mary H. Blades, Cahall, Elizabeth Cannon, Christopher, Coca-Cola, Fred Durr, Garland Bull Arcadia, Martin S. Kane, James G. Kiefer, Jack Metzger, Mid-Shore Community Foundation, Nathan Foundation, Mary L. Nock, Rotary Club of Salisbury, SU Art, Shore Scholars, Joseph and Hannah Smith Memorial, J. Edwin Tawes Memorial, Calvin. B. Taylor, Mary E. T. Truitt, Transfer, University of Maryland Alumni, Wicomico High School and Worcester County.

Dean's List students from the previous semester are also acknowledged at the ceremony.

The public is invited to attend; there is no charge. For more information, please call the SU Public Relations Office at 410-543-6030.