GROVE CITY COLLEGE School's trustees board appoints new chairman

GROVE CITY, Pa. -- David Rathburn, a 1979 Grove City College graduate and trustee since 1992, has been appointed chairman of the board of the school. He had also served as interim president of the college earlier this year.
Rathburn worked as an accountant at Price Waterhouse, and he held various positions during 22 years at Hopeman Brothers Marine Division of AWH Corp. in Waynesboro, Va., where he was named president in 1991.
This year, he and his wife, Jayne, formed Gatewick Enterprises Inc. shipbuilding and insurance industry consultants.
Rathburn takes over as chairman for J. Paul Sticht, a 1939 Grove City graduate and past CEO of RJR Nabisco. Sticht remains a trustee.
In other changes at the college, Dr. John A. Sparks, chairman of the department of business and a professor, has been named dean of the Alva J. Calderwood School of Arts and Letters. He replaces Dr. Charles W. Dunn, who was named dean of international studies, graduate advancement and faculty development.
Dr. David J. Ayers, chairman of the department of social sciences and a sociology professor, was appointed assistant dean of the school of arts and letters. Ayers came to Grove City College in 1996 and has also been chairman of the department of sociology and a member of the general education curriculum review committee.