Westminster College welcomes new president

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Dr. Richard H. Dorman has been installed as the 14th president of Westminster College.

The inauguration ceremony was held Saturday in front of nearly 1,000 guests in Orr Auditorium.

Dorman’s inaugural address, “Advantage: Westminster,” focused on how Westminster College can “provide its graduates with an educational advantage.

He began his Westminster presidency on July 1 after serving as vice president for institutional advancement at Otterbein University since 1996.

He previously was assistant vice president for development and director of health sciences development at the University of Louisville, an executive with the Penn State Alumni Association, director of marketing for Prestige Expositions and director of choral activities at Red Lion Area (Pa.) High School.

Dorman earned an undergraduate degree in music education from Susquehanna University, a master’s in counseling/college student personnel services and his doctorate in higher education administration from The Pennsylvania State University.