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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
MARIA SIKORYAK-ROBINS
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
MU ANNOUNCES B.F. STONE ENDOWED LYCEUM
FAYETTEVILLE, NC—Methodist University will host the fifteenth annual B.F. Stone
Endowed Lyceum March 30, 2011 to discuss an academic piece titled, “Sharing the Tomb of Christ:
Conflict and Boundaries Among Jerusalem’s Christians” presented by Vida Bajc, Ph.D.
The lyceum, which is free of charge and open to the public, will take place at 7:00 p.m. in
Yarborough Auditorium of Clark Hall. Bajc is an assistant professor of sociology at Methodist
University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Akron, a Master of Science from
Texas A&M, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania.
The discussion is part of the B.F. Stone Endowed Lyceum Series, which was started in 1998
with a gift from the estate of B.F. Stone. The mission of the discussions is to foster scholarly
interaction among the faculty, students and the community-at-large.
A native of Elizabethtown, N.C., Stone was a pharmacist, philanthropist, and active layman
in the United Methodist Church. The proceeds from his estate have also been used to endow student
scholarships.
Methodist University is an independent four-year institution of higher education with over
2,300 students from 41 states and 44 countries. Methodist University offers over 70 majors and
concentrations, three master’s degree programs, and 19 NCAA III intercollegiate sports. For more
information, please contact Christopher Cronin, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, at
(910) 630-7665 or send an e-mail to ccronin@methodist.edu.
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