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BELMONT, NC --- Belmont Abbey College President Dr. William K. Thierfelder will be sharing the joy of the season with over 200 guests at the Abbey’s annual Holiday Reception on Friday, December 9, 2005 at 6:00 PM at the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The special by-invitation-only event will include a performance by pianist Anna Brock from the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and will feature two current exhibitions at the Mint Museum, Renaissance to Rococo and the Ancient Egyptian Art for the Afterlife.
A number of friends of the Abbey and members of the greater Charlotte business community are on the guest list, including Bishop Peter Jugis of the Charlotte Diocese, Humpy Wheeler, President of Lowe’s Motor Speedway, the Mayor of Gastonia, Jennifer Stultz, Kevin Kennelly, Regional President for Regions Bank and Lauren Steele, Vice President at Coca-Cola Bottling Company, among others.
Ranked one of the best comprehensive colleges in the Southeast by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review, Belmont Abbey College celebrates excellence and virtue steeped in its 129-year Catholic Benedictine heritage. The liberal arts College is home to students from over 28 states and 11 countries and welcomes everyone from any background or tradition committed to this vision of excellence and virtue. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape.
Just minutes from Charlotte, NC, the nation’s second largest banking center, Belmont Abbey College offers students numerous internship opportunities and career placement.
The College believes in development of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. By offering a wide array of clubs and activities including Division II athletics, theatre, publications, and study abroad, Belmont Abbey College invests in the personal growth of its students.
Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands of visitors each year.
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