May 2007

DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE GIVES
OMNICOM FOUNDER HONORARY DOCTORATE

DOYLESTOWN, Pa., -- (May 31, 2007) - Thomas W. Watson, of New York City, co-founder and former vice chairman of Omnicom Group, the world's largest advertising and marketing communications company in the world, received an honorary doctor of letters degree, recognizing his leadership, innovation, and career accomplishments, during the 108th Commencement Exercises at Delaware Valley College, Saturday, May 19. He also served as commencement speaker.

Today, Watson, a 1957 graduate of Delaware Valley College, serves as the Dean of Omnicom University. In 2005, he established Delaware Valley College's Executive-in-Residence Program to bring worldwide business leaders to the College. Individuals selected as Watson Executives-in-Residence have the depth and breadth of experience covering not only the macro issues, but also sharing the most intriguing details of their area of expertise providing a deeper level of education for DelVal students.

After his first job with Abbott Laboratories and Merck & Co., as a pharmaceutical sales representative, Watson pursued his long-time interest in marketing and advertising. Following work with agencies including Erwin Wasey Agency, part of the Interpublic Group of companies, Watson joined Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn (BBDO.)

Watson and his colleagues at BBDO revolutionized corporate advertising in 1986 when they formed Omnicom Group by merging three global advertising agencies to form two that would ultimately serve more than 5,000 clients worldwide. Omnicom is a $10 billion company that employs more than 57,000 people worldwide. Watson was responsible for developing cross-divisional revenues between clients of Omnicom's varied advertising agency networks, its leading marketing services, media management and interactive companies.

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DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE
OFFERS HORSE STUD SERVICES

DOYLESTOWN, Pa., - (May 16, 2007) - With one of the most respected equine studies and equine science and management programs in the nation, Delaware Valley College is home to a stable full of beautiful, healthy and well-cared-for horses with two special Standard bred stallions available for stud services.

Both animals, Magical Mike and Arturo, have excellent pedigrees and are available for a $3,000 stud fee with live foal guarantee. Semen can be shipped overnight anywhere in the US and Canada and there is a multiple mare discount.

Magical Mike, a pacer with earnings of nearly $1.7 million, has sired offspring with earnings of more than $32 million. He is the offspring of Tyler B and Racing Date. Racing times: at 2, 1:51.4 and at 3, 1:50.2. Career highlights and stake winnings, among others, include: World Champion at 2 and 3, 1993 USHWA/USTA 2-year Old Colt Pacer of the Year and winner Woodrow Wilson final, 3-year Old Colt of the Year balloting and winner of Breeders Crown, Little Brown Jug elimination and final, Oliver Wendell Homes elimination and final.

Arturo, also a pacer with earnings of nearly $1.3 million, has sired offspring with earnings of more than $10 million. He is the offspring of Artsplace and Pirate Laura. Racing times: at 2, 1.53.4h; and at 3, 1.51.2f-1:53h. Arturo's career highlights and stake winnings, among others, include: winner Garden State Sire elimination and final, Lou Babic Memorial Final, second in Metro, winner SBOA NJ Classic final, Windy City Pace elimination and final, Provincial Cup final, Little Brown Jug Preview, Messanger elimination, Cane Pace elimination. 

The animals are managed by Dr. Fredrick R. Hofsaess, professor of animal science and 1967 DelVal graduate with a bachelor's degree in animal husbandry. Hofsaess earned his masters and Ph.D. in animal science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Since joining Delaware Valley College in 1970, he has been involved in teaching meat animal courses and equine production courses. He manages the equine Standardbred facility and is a member of the American Society of Animal Science, United States Trotting Association, New Jersey Standardbred Owners and Breeders Association, and Pennsylvania Harness Horseman Association.

To see photos or to review and print a PDF of each horse's pedigree, visit Delaware Valley College's web site at http://delval.edu/news/www.delval.edu and link to Stallion Services under Quick Links, or go directly to http://www.delval.edu/animalscience/stallion.htm. For additional information or to schedule stud services or semen shipment, contact Dr. Fredrick Hofsaess directly at 267-251-1849.

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SLANE NAMED HEAD OF AGRIBUSINESS
DEPARTMENT AT DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE

DOYLESTOWN, Pa., -- (May 15, 2007) - Thomas C. Slane, Jr., of Doylestown, has been named chair of the Agribusiness Department at Delaware Valley College.

In this position, Slane will manage faculty program development and review, assessment and curriculum issues for the department.  Slane joined the Delaware Valley College faculty in 1996 as an assistant professor and was named associate professor in 2002. Prior to joining the Delaware Valley College faculty, Slane had been vice president of economic and information programs for the Tobacco Merchants Association, Inc., in Princeton, N.J., and a research economist for the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry's Office of Demographic and Economic Analysis in Trenton. Earlier, Slane had been an assistant professor for four years in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing at Rutgers University's Cook College.

Slane is an expert on the Pennsylvania agricultural industry as well as the US tobacco industry's impact on the nation's economy. He has published and presented on both topics extensively and has reviewed manuscripts for the North American Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture where he serves on the publications committee. He is also a member of the National Agri-Marketing Association, the American Agricultural Economics Association, the Northeastern Agriculture and Resource Economics Association and the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association.

Slane earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics and marketing from Rutgers University, his master's degree in agriculture and food economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his Ph.D., in agricultural economics from the Pennsylvania State University.

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DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE AND BEIJING
FORESTRY UNIVERSITY REACH EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

DOYLESTOWN, Pa., -- (May 10, 2007) - Delaware Valley College and Beijing Forestry University of the People's Republic of China have reached a cooperation agreement to offer exchange visits to students, faculty and staff as well as create joint programming on international symposiums, workshops and seminars and academic exchanges including online and Internet based courses.

The agreement stems from each institution's efforts to globalize curriculum and experiences for their campus community. The goal is to provide students, faculty and staff from DelVal and Beijing international academic and cultural experiences as an integral component to their personal, academic and professional growth.

Beijing Forestry University operates directly under China's administration of the Ministry of Education. Similar in scope to Delaware Valley College, Beijing Forestry University is a multi-disciplinary institution that features forestry, environmental and biological sciences along with programs in other sciences, liberal arts, management, economics and fine arts. Their faculty is known worldwide for their achievements in forest silviculture, soil and water conservation, tree breeding, garden flowers and plants, and landscape architecture.

Beijing Forestry University consists of thirteen colleges and schools and offers 50 each bachelor's and master's degree programs, 29 post-graduate programs and 4 post-doctoral programs, as well as master of agricultural extension and master of engineering for the professional. Currently, there are more than 20,000 students in attendance.

The cooperation agreement will be in place for five years. During that time, the agreement calls for exchange visits with college administrators, policy makers and academic evaluation delegations and exchange visits of faculty and staff members for short-term training programs, fieldwork, study tours, presentations and joint research.

There will be collaboration and exchange of academic materials and publications along with opportunities to create joint curricula and research.

There will be an exchange student program with joint educational components for junior and senior undergraduates and graduates with grade point averages of 3.0 and above from both schools. In addition, students from Delaware Valley College will study in Chinese language courses in Beijing and Beijing students will study English while at Delaware Valley College and there will be an opportunity for transferring credits upon return.

Delaware Valley College is focusing on internationalizing our curricula in order to better prepare our students for an internationalized work force, said Dr. Thomas C. Leamer, president of Delaware Valley College. Fostering exchange agreements such as this one, particularly with an exceptional institution like Beijing Forestry University, takes us another step in our series of innovative initiatives to expand opportunities for our faculty, staff and students, he added.

I'm delighted to acknowledge that the cooperation relationship has been set up between Delaware Valley College and Beijing Forestry University, said Weilun Yin, president Beijing Forestry University.

I'm really impressed by the high quality of teaching and its practical orientation in education provision at DVC.  I strongly believe that the cooperation must be mutually beneficial to our two institutions. Finally, I greatly appreciate the efforts of all the staff working for the cooperation, and I hope both institutions make contributions to the world green cause, he added.

DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE DRESSAGE TEAM MEMBERS
EARN BRONZE AT NATIONAL RANKINGS

Doylestown, Pa., -- (May 3, 2007) - Riders from Delaware Valley College's Intercollegiate Dressage Team earned the Bronze Medal and High Point Rider Award from among 46 of the most elite college and university equestrian teams in the nation during the 2007 National Championship Horse Show held at Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ., this past weekend.

Individual student results were: senior animal science major, Melody Broadbent of Bradley Beach, N.J., who placed first in Introductory Level Test Two and earned the High Point Rider for high test score among all riders; Allison Shulte of Mount Laurel, NJ, placed third in the Fist Level Test Three; freshman animal science major Shannon Kolesar of Harwick, Pa., placed seventh in Training Level Test Two and senior accounting major Katherine Fleeger of Sellersville, Pa., placed Ninth Training Level Test Four.

The team is led by Angelo Telatin, a member of the Equine Studies Program at Delaware Valley College and an International Instructor Level II.

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