July 11, 2015

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Doylestown Resident Honored at School’s 20th Anniversary Celebration

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Chestnut Hill College alumna Kathleen Rex Anderson, Ed.D. ’66 was honored for her contributions toward the success of the School of Continuing & Professional Studies (SCPS) as the College celebrated the school’s 20th Anniversary this past May.

SCPS — or the ACCELERATED Division of the College, as it was initially called — offered its first courses in 1996. Under the able guidance of Dr. Anderson, who was Dean of SCPS from 1995 to 2002, the program added five new programs to its original two and offered courses at three different sites in addition to the main campus. The student population began to increase consistently over these first years.

Dr. Anderson has held numerous positions in a variety of educational settings, including as a teacher and principal in K-12 schools before embarking on a career in higher education. In 1990, Kathleen returned to CHC to serve her alma mater in several positions. Over the years, she has been the Special Assistant for Graduate Programs, Director of Development, Dean of SCPS and Vice President for Enrollment Management.

Later in her career, Dr. Anderson served as the Dean, Vice President of Academic Affairs and then as President of Valley Forge Military College, Pa. from which she retired in 2014.

In 2014, Kathleen returned once again to her alma mater and currently holds the position of Assistant to the President for Special Projects. Dr. Anderson said that “supporting the success of CHC is her ultimate professional goal.”

About Chestnut Hill College

Celebrating more than 90 years of tradition, Chestnut Hill College is a four-year, coed Catholic college in the Ignatian tradition that offers a traditional liberal arts undergraduate program as well as accelerated undergraduate degrees, master’s and doctoral programs. The College has been rated by US News & World Report as among the best master’s universities in the North, as among the best Northeastern colleges by The Princeton Review, and has been classified as selective by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Since 1924, the College has offered a rigorous curriculum that provides students with a broad background in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The goal of Chestnut Hill College has been to prepare students for life’s challenges by helping them to grow intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and socially. http://www.chc.edu/

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