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Huntington University named Business of Month

FOR RELEASE September 7, 2006

Pictured are Huntington University Vice President and Dean Dr. Norris Friesen accepting the certificate and traveling sign from chamber Executive Director Pat Hatcher. Also celebrating the award are (from left): ambassador Randy Holler of First Federal Savings Bank; Perry Collins, director of Huntington University's EXCEL Program; Steve Holtrop, associate dean for graduate & adult studies; chamber board member June Keiser of J&J Insurance, ambassador Susan Frantz of the Huntington University EXCEL Program, and Sharon Custer, assistant director of the Huntington University EXCEL Program. This photo was taken at the Columbia City campus of Huntington University, located in the North Park Professional Center at 220 Frontage Road, Suites B & C.

Huntington, Ind.—The Ambassador Team of the Columbia City Area Chamber of Commerce has named Huntington University the September Business of the Month.

Huntington University offers an accelerated program to earn the Bachelor or Associate of Science degree with a major in organizational management through its EXCEL Program for Adults. Classes are designed for working adults with one night a week commitment, many offered at the Columbia City campus. The chamber awards the Business of the Month to a chamber member who makes a significant contribution to the quality of life in Columbia City.

Huntington University began offering the EXCEL program in Columbia City in the fall of 2005 at the Peabody Library. The program moved to its new location in the North Park Professional Center at 220 Frontage Road in December 2005.

For more information on the Huntington University EXCEL program, contact the EXCEL office at (260) 359-4162 or (800) 600-4888, or visit www.huntington.edu/EXCEL.

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S.News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The University is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

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