The Williamsonian Fall 2012 | Page 2

2 A Message From President Gardner A New Year Gets Underway At Williamson I think the fall issue of the Williamsonian is my favorite. We get to talk about three important events that perhaps best describe what Williamson is all about as it “prepares deserving young men to be useful and respected members of society.” As I write this, we’re in the middle of Freshmen Orientation. A brand new group of deserving young men just arrived, ready to follow in the footsteps of so many who have gone before. It’s wonderful to watch the campus come alive again after the relatively quiet summer months. In a couple of days we’ll be back at full strength as the juniors and seniors return, ready to continue their growth toward being Williamson Men. On June 1, we had Commencement. We witnessed the culmination of three years of hard effort by the Class of 1W2 as we sent 78 new “Williamson Men” into the world to make it a better place. These young men also represented three years of dedicated work by all the faculty and staff of Williamson. This year we were blessed to have Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest jointly address our graduating seniors with words of inspiration and encouragement. I especially appreciated their describing the importance of supporting one’s alma mater and their encouraging the graduating seniors to give back to Williamson. I might add that once again, even in this economy, all our seniors were able to find good jobs, some of them enjoying several job offers from which to choose. Following Commencement was )