South African Church Leader Shares Experiences in Fighting Apartheid

Peter Storey, a South African Methodist preacher, pastor and church leader, gave a firsthand account of the church’s role in the anti-apartheid struggle during the fourth annual Ellen S. Hurwitz Presidential Lecture on Faith, Reason and the Imagination in May. Having devoted his life to fighting apartheid, Storey told audience members about the part he played in bringing a democratic government to South Africa.

Storey is currently a distinguished professor of Christian Ministry at Duke University. After ordination in the 1960s, he developed innovative down-town ministries in Cape Town and Johannesburg. While there, he was Nelson Mandela’s prison chaplain on Robben Island.

He is a former bishop of the Johannesburg/Soweto area and national leader of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. He led a delegation in 1984 that urged the international community to sanction South Africa until it ended apartheid. He was also appointed by President Mandela to help select the nation’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The Ellen S. Hurwitz Presidential Lecture Series on Faith, Reason and the Imagination was established in honor of Albright’s twelfth president. The series, which focuses on both faith and spirit, invites world-class leaders to Albright to foster conversations across the many faith traditions at Albright, connecting learning, creativity and the cosmic picture.

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NYSE Executive Encourages
Students to Seek Careers
in Business

Talking frankly about the current status of the stock market, Robert G. Britz, president, co-chief operating officer & executive vice chairman of the board of directors of the New York Stock Exchange, visited Albright in April. Britz, who is also chairman & chief executive officer of the Securities Industry Automation Corporation, a technology company that is two-thirds owned by the New York Stock Exchange, told students that restoring investor confidence is a top priority of the NYSE.

Expressing a positive outlook on the market, he encouraged students to go into careers in business and not to be discouraged by the headlines.

Britz’s areas of focus include market operations, the NYSE’s data-processing and software-development initiatives, as well as the Exchange’s information and international businesses. He joined the NYSE in 1972 and held various management positions, including managing director of corporate business development, vice president of new listings and client service, and senior vice president & executive vice president of the same division.

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National Student Athlete Day

National Student Athlete Day celebrates and recognizes our nation’s top athletes. Albright athletes were honored at a May luncheon. Congratulations to the following students:

Front row (l to r): Amy Buzinski ’03, Amy Eremita ’05, Kelli Kaelber ’04, Sam Greenhalgh ’04, Nicole Reed ’04, Stacy Sekula ’05, Cristen Leaper ’03, Roy Finney ’04, Brian McElrone ’03. Middle row (l to r): Colleen Leal ’04, Shannon Kline ’03, Joniene Ryder ’03, Lynne Baran ’05, Katie Meekes ’05, Dena Shibib ’04, Kim Hassel ’04, Liz Orfanella ’05, Cindy Barner ’05. Back row (l to r): Dan Louis ’05, Colleen Kearns ’03, Tashieka Grant ’05, Brienne Dowens ’05, Kristin Reilly ’04, Tami Correll ’03, Mike Pugh ’04, Lauren McGuirl ’05, Andy Ikeler ’05, Matt Stmhofer ’04, Matt Printz ’04, Mark Snitzer ’03, Kelsy Miller ’06, Todd Alscher ’03, Ashley Lere ’05.

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