BC Students Share Marketing Knowledge with Staunton’s The Book Dragon Shop
From Bib Overalls to Bowman Hall: Bob and Beverly Armbruster ’75
Bob Armbruster ’75 and Beverly Thompson Armbruster ’75 tell a delightful story about the day they met during Homecoming week their junior year at Bridgewater College. The Homecoming theme that year was “Country Komfort,” and one of the days that week students were encouraged to dress to the theme. Beverly said that she and some […]
BC Seniors to Display Art in Group Exhibition April 14-May 2
Bridgewater College art and digital media arts majors will showcase their works in a senior art thesis exhibition on display in Bridgewater College’s Beverly Perdue Art Gallery and various locations around campus from Monday, April 14, through Friday, May 2, 2025. The art exhibition will have an opening reception on Monday, April 14 from 5-7 […]
BC Recognizes Outstanding Alumni
Bridgewater College honored three alumni at the College Awards ceremony on Saturday, April 5 for their professional achievements and humanitarian service. The 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Award was presented to Ashley B. Smith of Midland, Va., class of 1985; the 2054 Young Alumna Award was presented to Lauren H. Shifflett of Mt. Crawford, Va., class of […]
Ambassador Speaks on Career Fighting Hunger
Ertharin Cousin, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, gave an Endowed Lecture entitled “Hunger and Humanitarianism: My Journey to Create a Better World” on March 26 in Bridgewater College’s Cole Hall. Cousin’s talk covered the former ambassador’s roots as the granddaughter of sharecroppers in rural Georgia through her time as […]
BC to Host 10th Annual ‘ASPIRE’ Event
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BC Announces 2025 Founder’s Day Awards
Bridgewater College marked its observance of Founder’s Day on Tuesday, April 1, and presented awards to three faculty members for their excellence in teaching and scholarship, two staff members for dedicated service and one student for academic excellence. The Founder’s Day observance at Bridgewater commemorates the April 3, 1854, birth of Daniel Christian Flory who, […]
BC Students Help Local Business with Marketing Plans
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Anabaptist Artifacts to be Displayed in BC Special Collections Exhibition
The Robert R. Newlen ’75 & John C. Bradford Special Collections at Bridgewater College will commemorate the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism with a new exhibition from Friday, April 11 to Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. “A Showcase of Historic Brethren Artifacts: Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of Anabaptism” will display more than 20 artifacts selected from the […]
Opening the Library Vault: Autograph Book Hints at BC’s Early Years
Among the first women to graduate with a business diploma, as well as a bachelor’s in English, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sanger Johnson (1873-1962) experienced Bridgewater College’s earliest days and left an autograph album filled with memories. Johnson’s father, Samuel F. Sanger, was a Bridgewater pharmacist, an influential Church of the Brethren leader and an original College […]
