Huntington College announces 2001 alumni awards

Huntington, Ind. "In Homecoming ceremonies today, Huntington College Alumni Director Jim Hoffman announced that Francis Jones of Huntington, Indiana, has been named the Alumnus of the Year, and that Fern Mattson of Sun City, Arizona, has been selected to receive the college's Distinguished Alumni Citation.

The evening ceremony was attended by approximately 200 alumni and was officiated by Dr. Lars Andersen, Alumni Association president.

Below are the citations which were read in honor of the recipients.

Huntington College is a four-year, Christian liberal arts college in northeast Indiana. Founded in 1897, Huntington College offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in nearly 50 academic concentrations.