Manchester, Goshen, and Earlham colleges announce leadership, site for Peace House.

The presidents of Manchester College, North Manchester, Ind., and two other Indiana colleges have selected the management team for a new Plowshares Peace House—including a role for Indiana's former first lady, Judy O'Bannon. Manchester is a Church of the Brethren-related institution.

O'Bannon, widow of Governor Frank O'Bannon, will serve as part-time director of external affairs for the residential peace studies program, which will be based in Indianapolis. "We welcome Judy O'Bannon to the Plowshares program," said Manchester president Parker G. Marden. "Her career as a public servant in support of concerns in Indiana for community, peace, and social justice is legendary and bipartisan. Our students will greatly benefit from her talents and experience."

The Peace House is a major focus of Plowshares, a collaborative program with Earlham College, a school related to the Friends, and Goshen College, a Mennonite-related institution. Plowshares promotes peace and justice studies and related programs across the country, with emphasis on Indiana. It is funded by a $13.8 million Lilly Endowment grant.

Undergraduates from the three sponsoring institutions and other schools will be housed at Peace House. Erwin Boschmann, vice chancellor and professor of chemistry at Indiana University-East campus in Richmond, is executive director; Ruth Hill, former assistant in conflict resolution at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Ga., is associate director.

Source: Newsline 2/20/2004
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