Praying for the Families of the Victims of the Shooting at Davis College

News Ten Now Video of the prayer service (News 10 Now)

Today students, faculty, and staff of Davis along with members of the community came together and pray for the victims of the shooting on Friday. Several members of the Media were there including News 10 Now and the Press and Sun Bulletin. The video above is from News 10 Now's coverage of the prayer day. The Press and Sun also had another article about the prayer event. Many students and Mrs. Novak hope to be able to go back to the American Civic Center to continue to help those who want to learn English.

Press and Sun Bulletin has an article on yesterday's announcement

Dr. Dino Pedrone and Dr. Carol Miller are interviewed by George Basler of the Press and Sun on Tuesday after Chapel.

The Press and Sun Bulletin, the local newspaper, has article on yesterday's announcement here at Davis College.

Binghamton native to lead Davis College
Practical Bible graduate is named new president

By George Basler
Press & Sun-Bulletin

JOHNSON CITY -- Increasing enrollment, expanding the number of degree programs and boosting the college's profile are three goals of the Rev. Dino J. Pedrone, who was announced Tuesday as the new president of Davis College.

"I'm coming here because I believe this is the call of God in my life at this time," said Pedrone, 62, who is currently senior pastor at the 2,000-member New Testament Baptist Church in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Davis College also means a lot to him, the Binghamton native said. He came to the college, then Practical Bible Training School, in the 1960s, directly from Binghamton's old North High School with little idea of what he wanted to do with his life.

"The Practical Bible years were transforming years for me," said Pedrone, who graduated in 1967. He found his calling at the college and also met his wife at the school on Riverside Drive. (to read the whole article click here)

I will do more about this Davis College: the Making of the 9th president in the days to come as I finish my write-ups about Dr. Kroll, Dr. Linebaugh, and Dr. Miller.

Davis Alumni Mrs. Krooswyk in the newspaper

Mrs. Eleanor Krooswyk has made it into the local paper, the Press and Sun Bulletin. The article was in yesterday's (Thursday, October 18, 2007) edition. Read the story here. Mrs. Krooswyk has, as mentioned a few posts below, graduated from PBTS in 1937. She is now 91, going on 92 in a couple of months.