FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 03/28/2008

Ceremony to Rename Buildings at BC, Honor Wampler Families

BRIDGEWATER, Va. — Four buildings at Bridgewater College currently known simply as the Student Apartments will be renamed in a ceremony that honors members of several Wampler families who have long supported and sustained the College.

The dedication will take place Thursday, April 3, at 3:30 p.m., at the Student Apartments on Dinkel Avenue beside the McKinney Center for Science and Mathematics. The public is invited to attend.

· Wampler Towers A will be dedicated in honor of life trustee and former chairman of WLR Foods William D. Wampler (class of 1950) and his wife, Bonnie Lou May Wampler, who was recognized as an honorary alumna of the College in 2005.

· Wampler Towers B will be dedicated in honor of former WLR Foods chairman and Virginia House of Delegates member Charles W. Wampler Jr., (class of 1937) and his wife, Dorothy Liskey Wampler.

· Wampler Towers C will be dedicated in honor of board member J. Paul Wampler and Priscilla Wakeman Wampler (both class of 1954). The couple received the College's Outstanding Service Award in 1991.

· Wampler Towers D will be dedicated in honor of the Frederick Wampler and Anna Driver Wampler families, which have been continually intertwined with the history of Bridgewater College.

"The Wampler families being honored have made significant contributions to the life of Bridgewater College and, through their lives and work have brought distinction to themselves and the College they love," said Bridgewater College President Phillip C. Stone.

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