BC Pres. to Serve on Subcommittee for National Lincoln Bicentennial



	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/02/2007

	BC President To Serve On Subcommittee For National Lincoln Bicentennial

	BRIDGEWATER, Va. — Dr. Phillip C. Stone, president of Bridgewater College, has accepted an invitation to serve on the Virginia Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Anniversary Subcommittee, which has been charged to help plan, provide for and encourage participation in statewide events commemorating the 200^th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. The Subcommittee is a division of the state's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commission, and will be joined in its work by members of the King Commission, noted historians, educators, legal and Lincoln scholars, representatives of the Congressionally created National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, local elected officials and representatives of community organizations. The official public Bicentennial Commemoration launches February 2008 and closes February 2010, with the climax of the commemoration taking place Feb. 12, 2009, the 200^th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. "Because of the greatness of Abraham Lincoln and his pivotal role in American history, the entire country will celebrate his 200^th birthday," said Stone. "With significant connections to the Lincoln family, it is especially appropriate for Virginia to commemorate Lincoln's life. I am delighted to help plan that celebration in the commonwealth." Stone also is founder of The Lincoln Society of Virginia, which he created in 2004 to commemorate and disseminate information about Lincoln family connections in the Shenandoah Valley, to protect and preserve Lincoln landmarks in the Shenandoah Valley including Lincoln homes and the Lincoln cemetery and to interpret the 16^th president, his life, work and legacy, particularly in Virginia. Additionally, Stone serves on the Advisory Board of the National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the Advisory Board of The Lincoln Forum, an assembly of people who share a deep interest in the life and times of Lincoln and the Civil War era.

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