The state Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Mary Esther Van Shura to the IUP Council of Trustees. Her term began October 19, 2009, and will extend through January 20, 2015.

Gealy W. Wallwork, a member of the Council of Trustees, has been recognized with the naming of a residence hall in his honor. The Sutton Suites, completed in Phase III of the Residential Revival, will be named the Gealy W. Wallwork Residence Hall.

The Memorial Field House swimming pool will be named in honor of the late John A. Pidgeon, formerly of Saltsburg and Indiana. Pidgeon established a scholarship for IUP men and women swimmers in 2004 and served as a volunteer swimming coach.

Gifts to the IUP Fairman Centre in Punxsutawney are being acknowledged with the naming of areas within the building after four donors: the Borough of Punxsutawney, Punxsutawney Area College Trust, Linda D. and C. David Deabenderfer, and KTH Architects Inc.

Athletic suites in the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex will be named in honor of Edward K. and Joanne R. Bratton, of Indiana. The Brattons made a $1-million gift for the KCAC in the spring.

The Foundation for IUP and IUP cut the ribbon September 24, 2009, for Phase III of the Residential Revival. The ceremony was held in the Sutton Suites courtyard, along Pratt Drive. Read an account of the ceremony and see photos from the event.

The state Senate has confirmed the appointment of Indiana attorney Jonathan Mack and the reappointment of current chairman David Osikowicz to the Council of Trustees.