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In response to growth in children’s ministries in churches of Christ, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas, will launch a new major, Ministry to Children and Families, this fall. The major will be interdisciplinary, with students taking courses in psychology, sociology and family and consumer sciences in addition to biblical studies, school officials said.

CRC revives Spirit of America dinner
Crowley’s Ridge College

About 200 people attended the Spirit of America Dinner April 26 at Crowley’s Ridge College, Paragould, Ark. Greene County native E. Claude Gardner (left), president emeritus of Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, Tenn., and chancellor of CRC, was the guest speaker. The school presented awards of service to local law enforcement, fire departments and rescue squads. 'The Spirit of America series was initiated in 1979 to advance CRC, our community and our country,' according to CRC board member Wendell Eubanks of Paragould. The series was discontinued after 1992, but considering the events of Sept. 11, Eubanks and school president Arvil Hill decided to reinstate the banquet.

Community prays for Rush after stroke
York College

The campus community of York College, York, Neb., spent much of April and May in prayer for campus minister Mike Rush (left) who suffered a stroke in his office April 16. Administrators canceled chapel the next day for a prayer service and students signed up for a 24-hour prayer vigil. The East Hill church, York, set up a fund to help with medical expenses. More information and updates are available on York’s Web site (www.york.edu).

Accredited: Abilene Christian University’s Graduate School of Theology by the Association of Theological Schools of the United States and Canada.

Faculty/Staff appointments: Rochester College: Charles Blake to controller.

Honored: Abilene Christian University: President Royce Money and his wife, Pam, with Distinguished Christian Service Award at Pepperdine University’s Bible Lectureship; Cascade College: Fiona McGeachy with the President’s Award; Eme Delancy with the Alumni Achievement Award; Harding University: Kelly Fann with the Fulbright Teaching Assistantship by the International Institute of Education; Business majors Taylor Ross, Dane Joneshill and Sean Evans with $12,000 in prize money at the Governor’s Award for Entrepreneurial Development competition; Belva Bellcock, Glenn Dillard, Lora Fleener and Bill Spurlock with Distinguished Service Awards; Kevin Klein, Jerry Myhan, Jim Nichols and Neale Pryor named Distinguished Teachers; Lubbock Christian University: Kirt Martin and Ron Reed with L.R. Wilson teaching awards; Oklahoma Christian University: Joe McCormack (left) with Faculty Leadership Award; Glenn Pemberton with the Gaylord Chair of Distinguished Teaching; Josh Kingcade with the Zondervan Greek Award; Pepperdine University: Edward Shafranske with the Distinguished Service award from the California Psychological Association; Graziadio School of Business and Management ranked in top 20 business schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.