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INTERNATIONAL RADIO PERSONALITY TO SPEAK
AT CLARION UNIVERSITY–VENANGO CAMPUS
Dr. Dan Roberts, executive producer and host of the award-winning public
radio series, A Moment in Time, will be the featured speaker at the
second annual Barbara Morgan Harvey Center for the Study of Oil Heritage
lecture. The program will be held on Thursday, October 19, at 7 p.m. in the
Robert W. Rhoades Center Auditorium at Clarion University–Venango Campus. It
is free and open to the public, and a dessert reception will follow the
lecture.
Dr. Roberts will discuss Present
at the Creation: Scenes from the Early Days of the Pennsylvania Oil Boom.
A Moment in Time was created
to excite and enlighten the public about the past, its relevance to the
present, and its impact on the future. Dr. Roberts created the program in
1993, while doing historical commentary for National Public Radio. It is
now broadcast worldwide, with over 2.5 million listeners daily on over 120
public and commercial radio stations, XM and Sirius Satellite Radio, Voice
of America, and 400 stations of the Armed Forces Radio Network.
Dr. Roberts has also been a guest
contributor and columnist for Education Week, USA Today,
The Scripps-Howard Papers, and many other publications.
After receiving a B.A. in history
from Presbyterian College in l969, Roberts served as an officer in the U. S.
Army that included a tour in Vietnam where he was awarded the Bronze Star in
l971. In college Roberts began training as a Presbyterian minister and he
completed his professional education at Princeton Theological Seminary in
l974.
In August, l986, his work as a
minister was recognized when he was invited to serve as Guest Chaplain of
the United States Senate.
In l990, Roberts obtained a Master's
Degree from the University of Richmond and, in l997, a Ph.D. in British and
American Colonial History from the University of Virginia. He is currently a
Professor of History at the University of Richmond with teaching and
administrative responsibilities in the School of Continuing Studies.
Dr. Roberts is president of
Broadcast Partners, LLC, where he produces and hosts, in addition to A
Moment in Time, Climbing Jacob's Ladder: Milestones in African
American History.
In addition to being a Presbyterian
minister, a popular jazz pianist, and an avid reader, Dr. Roberts travels to
interesting places in the world, doing research in his continuous quest to
popularize history. He is currently developing a newspaper column and has
completed a pilot of A Moment in Time for television, both based on
the popular radio show. He also spends a great deal of time as a popular
speaker for corporations, organizations, and national audiences.
The Barbara Morgan Harvey Center for
the Study of Oil Heritage was established in memory of Mrs. Harvey by her
husband, Joseph Harvey, a former Clarion University trustee and a strong
supporter of the Venango Campus since its inception nearly 45 years ago, and
his children: Joseph, Jr., of Bethel, Maine; Thomas, of Pleasanton,
California; David, of Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania; and Judith, of Sarasota,
Florida.
The Harvey Center, located in the
Charles L. Suhr Library at the Venango Campus, is an endowed clearinghouse
for scholarship and research about Pennsylvania history that includes a
variety of books that document the history of the region, newspaper
clippings from the early 1900s, minutes from the meetings of early oil
companies from the late 1800s, maps, photographs, and other
materials. In addition, the Harvey family created an endowment to
support ongoing educational activities at the center to bring local history
to life.
Clarion University-Venango
Campus, located in Oil City, PA, is the oldest regional campus in
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. The campus provides
high-quality educational programs and personalized services to help students
succeed. Students can begin any of Clarion University’s 90+ bachelor’s
degrees at the Venango Campus, earn an associate degree, a bachelor’s or
master’s degree in select areas, obtain a one-year certificate or
participate in a variety of professional development and personal enrichment
courses. The campus is home to Clarion University’s School of Nursing and
Allied Health and its Department of Applied Technology. Clarion University-Venango
Campus is committed to serving the needs of the community.
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