"DeVORE HALL" TO HONOR 25 YEARS OF PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE

As Otterbein President C. Brent DeVore prepares to retire in June 2009 after 25 years of exemplary service to the College, the Board of Trustees has announced that the residence hall currently known as The Suites will be officially named C. Brent DeVore Hall at a dedication ceremony in May 2009.

Board Chair Tom Morrison said the honor is well-deserved. "President DeVore has helped transform Otterbein in many ways during his 25 years as president. Perhaps one of the most remarkable transformations has been in our student housing; we have gone from a collection of old-fashioned and uninspired dormitories to a mixture of beautifully renovated residence halls and suite style housing in several new beautifully-designed buildings. This dramatic change reflects President DeVore's unflagging interest in Otterbein students. It is most fitting and appropriate that The Suites be named in his honor," he said.

The residence hall officially opened in fall of 2006 and is located in the heart of the campus, north of the Campus Center and east of Memorial Stadium. The $9.7 million, three-story, suite-style building houses 174 students.

President DeVore has served as Otterbein College since 1984. He previously was president of Davis and Elkins College, vice president of Hiram College and executive director of the Kent State University Foundation. His current and recent professional affiliations include serving on the boards of the Council of Independent Colleges, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Ohio College Association, Gartmore Mutual Funds, Gartmore Variable Insurance Trust, National Campus Compact, Phi Kappa Tau Foundation, Grant Riverside Methodist Hospitals, James A. and Katherine Rutherford Foundation, Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, Seran Foundation, United Methodist Higher Education Foundation, Communities in Schools, Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Private Industry Council of Columbus and Franklin County. DeVore holds a bachelor of science in journalism from Ohio University and a master's and a doctorate degree from Kent State University.