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Grove City College inaugurated its 10th president on March 19 in Harbison, officially recognizing President Bradley Lingo, who became the college president in July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faculty attended the ceremony in full academic regalia, and students and alumni filled most of the remaining seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lingo\u2019s wife, Yvonne, and daughters Camille, Elsie and Anna Grace were also present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the ceremony, the college\u2019s touring choir performed Christensen\u2019s \u201cDay of Grace,\u201d and Jeffrey Tedford and Sasha Piestro-Tedford sang an arrangement of \u201cThen Sings my Soul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Richard Jewell, the college\u2019s eighth president, recounted the legacy of the first nine presidents of the college, beginning with Isaac Ketler, in \u201cCelebrating Our 150 Years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Highlights included the story of Isaac and Weir Ketler, father and son, who led the college for 77 of 150 years, the loss of the Supreme Court the loss of the Supreme Court case Grove City College v. Bell, which led to the college\u2019s rejection of federal funding and the story of President Combee, who instituted the policy of giving all students computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Former President Paul McNulty returned to campus to speak on \u201cOur Tradition of Faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen it comes to our tradition of faith, it\u2019s truly a tradition unlike any other,\u201d he said. He recounted how Isaac Ketler believed the college would be \u201ca strong arm … for the Master\u2019s kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ketler wrote that \u201cif this college stands for anything, it stands for the integrity of the Bible and the gospel of the Son of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McNulty also emphasized the cooperation of faith and academia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeing Christ-centered is not anti-intellectual, just the opposite,\u201d he said. \u201cIt encourages fearless discovery of truth, knowing that Christ is the source of all truth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Student Government Association President Julia Sikora welcomed Lingo and offered an invitation on behalf of the student body to \u201cfully participate in the life of the college.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a standing ovation following the introduction of Lingo, Edward Breen, chair of the Board of Trustees, presented the 10th president with a medallion during the investiture proceedings. The medallion had fallen off the ribbon, which Yvonne Lingo fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees Craig Jones prayed over Lingo and his family, ending with a statement from former Trustee and Dean of the Chapel Richard Morledge, \u201cIt\u2019s a great day in the Kingdom!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lingo then spoke on \u201cFaith, Freedom and Our Future,\u201d focusing on the legacy and history of the college as a key part of how it will move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe mission and vision of this college are the most precious inheritance we have received from those who have come before us,\u201d Lingo said. \u201cThey anchor us, they sustain us, and they propel us forward into our next 150 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lingo emphasized the college\u2019s mission as a \u201cChrist-centered, academically excellent and affordable\u201d college, founded on \u201cpermanent ideas and conservative values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ceremony closed with former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence giving the benediction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGrove City College is on mission for the Lord,\u201d he said, offering his congratulations to Lingo and his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n College\u2019s 10th president inaugurated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[14,66,52],"class_list":["post-1403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus","tag-front-page","tag-madelyn-braho","tag-issue-2026-03-27"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-03-27-01-now-its-official-1.jpg",1179,940,false],"thumbnail":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-03-27-01-now-its-official-1.jpg",150,120,false],"medium":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-03-27-01-now-its-official-1.jpg",300,239,false],"medium_large":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-03-27-01-now-its-official-1.jpg",768,612,false],"large":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-03-27-01-now-its-official-1.jpg",1024,816,false],"1536x1536":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-03-27-01-now-its-official-1.jpg",1179,940,false],"2048x2048":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-03-27-01-now-its-official-1.jpg",1179,940,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Ian Schartner","author_link":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/author\/schartnerij23\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"College\u2019s 10th president inaugurated","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1681,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1403\/revisions\/1681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Former](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-03-27-01-now-its-official-2.jpg\")