Registration 2008: Welcome Class of 2012!

The sign pointing the Registration in the Kenneth Robb Activity Center

The Front of Chatlos with a large Welcome Sign

The Class of 2012 comes to Register.
Students completing Registration
Vice President of Student Development Rick Cramer talks to a parent and new student.

A new Semester of Davis College has begun. It has been 2 years since starting up this Davis College History blog. It was a great time being able to help out at the college today and yesterday getting things ready for Registration. It was great to see the dorm filled with new students and lots of returning students. The majority of returning will return tomorrow (Sunday) or Monday for registration. It was hard to believe that many of the incoming Freshman were born in 1990. I got to meet a few of them and they have great hearts and a passion for the Lord. It will be an excellent class to get to know when I visit Davis. Welcome to Davis College Class of 2012.

Keep the College and they students both the new and the returning in your prayer as they study and learn and prepare for the ministry. Just as our Alma Mater says:

We will all pray daily for you
Though we're far from here.

So whether you are near the campus of Davis College or far from it. Keep the students (new and returning), the Faculty, Staff, and Administration in your prayers.

Dr. Pedrone introduced to the Student Body

What a wonderful yet very busy day at Davis College. Today was the day that Dr. Dino Pedrone was officially introduced to the Student Body as the 9th president of Davis College, and Dr. George Miller III read his resignation. I kept busy doing much IT work that I have never done before to help preserve this historic occasion. Stan Blair who is a cameraman and editor for Dr. Pedrone's TV show "The Gathering Place" and I filmed the announcement and along us all the TV stations in the area did also. As of this moment I know of two website that have information about the day. The Press and Sun Bulletin has an article. I am sure there will be something in tomorrows paper about it so the link might only be good for a day. And News 10 Now a Local Time Warner TV station for Upstate New York. On their website they also have a video with the link. Here is the link for the video and here for the article.

Some Photos from Today

(L-R) Elaine and Dr. George D. Miller III at Tuesday's Chapel

Dr. Pedrone being interviewed by the News Crew


Dr. Pedrone and Dr. Carol Miller (Board Chairperson) being interviewed by the Press and Sun Bulletin

Dr. George D. Miller resigns from presidency

Photo by Corey Adams Theologue 2007

The day before graduation 2007 Dr. George D. Miller III submitted his registration to the Board of Trustees. The Faculty and Staff learned of the registration a few days before Christmas in 2007. I did not want to post anything about it until it was made official. Today (Friday, January 11, 2008) both our Davis College website as well as the Press and Sun Bulletin had an article about the registration. And while I know whom the next president of the college will be a formal announcement has not been made public yet. I will post about that on Monday or Tuesday when that "official" announcement has been made.

The press release from www.davisny.edu reads:

In the May 2007 meeting of the Board of Trustees, Dr. George D. Miller III, president of Davis College, announced his resignation that will lead to the implementation of a transition plan and his leaving the presidency of Davis College.

Dr. Miller has held numerous positions at the College since 1981 and was appointed president in the spring of 1998 serving in that position for the last ten years. During his tenure, the College received regional accreditation with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and changed the institution’s name from Practical Bible College to Davis College. Dr. Miller has also helped develop numerous campus renovation projects and new academic programs, expanded financial support bases for the College, diversified the Davis College community, created additional recruitment markets, initiated numerous off campus teaching sites, and integrated the College with its local community more than ever before.

Though he announced his resignation, Dr. Miller will remain at the College until June 2008 to assure a professional transition beneficial to the College.

Just yesterday (Thursday, January 10, 2008) I was able to do an interview with Dr. Miller and so many of the details above will go into much more detail when I finish a write-up based off of the interview. Dr.Miller graduated from PBTS in 1972 and he returned to work under Woodrow Kroll in 1981 and served as Intern-President between Dr. Kroll and Dr. Linebaugh. He served during the Linebaugh administration also. In fact he has been serving at this college for 27 years. Now God has called him and his wife Elaine to a new journey.

I will keep this blog updated as more about this is made "official" and public. I also hope to do an interview with the 9th president of the college in the near future.