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Celebrate America’s independence with Transylvania University and the city of Lexington

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University and the city of Lexington will team up for the 27th year to celebrate America’s independence on the campus of one of the nation’s oldest colleges with a patriotic concert featuring the musical talents of the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra and the Lexington Singers, on Sunday, July 3, at 8 p.m. The free concert will begin at 8 p.m. with the “Star-Spangled Banner” and “My Old Kentucky Home.” The Lexington Philharmonic will be led by Scott Terell, music director and conductor, and the Lexington Singers will be led by Jefferson Johnson, music director and conductor. Other patriotic selections will be provided throughout the program, which will also include selections from movies such as “Apollo 13,” “Harry Potter” and “Superman.” The concert annually draws a crowd upwards of 5,000 filling the expansive lawn of historic Old Morrison and stretching across Third Street to the Carnegie Center. The Young at Heart Jazz Band of Central Kentucky will perform in Gratz Park from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Patriotic Concert is presented this year by PNC Bank and organized by the Downtown Lexington Corporation and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Transylvania University and Hilliard Lyons are Festival patrons. Handicapped accessible parking will be available in the semi-circle driveway on Broadway between Third and Fourth streets. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or Tamara Deckard at the Downtown Lexington Corporation at (859) 425-2592.

Present and former House Speakers honor Henry Clay with discussion on history, role of Speaker of the House

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined with former Speaker and current House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and former Speaker, Republican Dennis Hastert from Illinois, in a moderated discussion on the history and nature of the Speaker position that attracted a capacity audience to Transylvania University’s Haggin Auditorium Friday, June 24. The forum, titled “The Role of the Speaker of the House: A Tribute to Henry Clay,” was the culminating event in Lexington’s first Henry Clay Week and was an observance of the 200th anniversary of Clay becoming the first Speaker of the House in 1811. Historians have said it was Clay, Kentucky’s leading politician in the early 1800s, who made the Speakership the powerful position it is today. Known as the “Great Compromiser,” Clay is remembered for his skill at reconciliation, peacemaking and beneficial compromise. In his introductory remarks to the evening, Robert Clay, co-chair of the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship, pointed out the close relationship that Transylvania enjoyed with Clay in its formative years. Clay joined the university’s seminal law department as a professor in 1805 and was elected a trustee in 1807. Although Clay left Kentucky to become nationally prominent as a statesman, he maintained a home in Lexington at beautiful Ashland and always kept Transylvania in his thoughts, remaining a trustee and friend of the university until his death in 1852.  “Henry Clay was committed to education,”

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Information, photos, and B-roll available for download; broadcast clips to be added following the program

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—For information on Henry Clay, photos, and B-roll go to https://www.transy.edu/news/events/henry_clay_tribute.htm Broadcast-quality clips and photos from “The Role of the Speaker of the House: A Tribute to Henry Clay” will be posted as soon as possible after the program. For more information, call the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or Sarah Emmons at (859) 333-4246 or Mollie Eblen at (859) 338-0016.

Twenty receive Transylvania’s prestigious William T. Young Scholarship

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Twenty students have been awarded Transylvania University’s William T. Young Scholarship. Student applicants participate in a highly competitive process based on grades and test scores, extracurricular activities, a written essay and a personal interview. Each scholarship covers tuition and the general fee for four years. The 2011 William T. Young Scholars are academically very strong, with an average ACT of 33, SAT of 1400 and high school GPA of 3.98. Five are National Merit Finalists, eight are ranked in the top one percent of their class and 17 are alumni of the Kentucky Governor’s Scholar Program. This year’s recipients are also involved in the arts, particularly music and theater, and volunteer in their communities. Over half also participate in athletics at their high schools. The program is named in honor of the late William T. Young, former chairman of Transylvania’s board of trustees and a Lexington civic leader and businessman. Cordelia Addington (Louisville, Ky., JM Atherton High School) Aimee Ashcraft (Springboro, Ohio, Bishop Fenwick High School) John Blankenship (Benton, Ky., Marshall County High School) Rachel Burns(Manchester, Ky., Clay County High School) Alexis Carey(Mount Washington, Ky., Bullitt East High School) John Carter (Pikeville, Ky., Pikeville High School) Lauren Gallenstein (Winchester, Ky., George Rogers Clark High School) Richard Hall(Burlington, Ky., Conner Senior High School) Elizabeth Hardt (Louisville, Ky., Holy Cross High School) Jesse Johnson(Lawrenceburg, Ky., Anderson County High School) Nashwin Laungani (Lexington, Ky., Paul Laurence Dunbar High School) Hanna Leatherman (Versailles,

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Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship holds fourth annual Student Congress at Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky, June 18-25

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Fifty-one college students, from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, are in Lexington this week to attend the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship’s fourth annual Student Congress at Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky, June 18-25. The rising seniors are recommended by the senior U.S. senator from their state and colleges and universities throughout the country and, while at the Student Congress, are exposed to a curriculum in diplomacy, dialogue, listening skills, negotiation and mediation. Earlier today, Transylvania president and historian R. Owen Williams shared with the Student Congress details of the close relationship statesman Henry Clay had with the 231-year-old university. The “Great Compromiser” served as a professor in Transylvania’s law school beginning in 1805 and oversaw the construction of Old Morrison (1833), which is now home to the university’s administrative offices, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is featured on the city seal of Lexington. Clay remained a trustee and friend of the university until his death in 1852. In recognition of the 200th anniversary of Clay becoming Speaker of the House, a special program will be held at Transylvania’s Haggin Auditorium on Friday, June 24, at 7:30 p.m. The sold-out event, “A Tribute to Henry Clay,” will feature a moderated discussion on how Henry Clay influenced the role of the Speaker of the House by current Speaker John Boehner, former Speaker and current House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, and

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