ArchivesAugust 2010Order of H.B Silliman conferred on 4 donors

Order of H.B Silliman conferred on 4 donors

-

- Advertisment -spot_img

TWO BENEFACTORS OF Silliman University will be conferred this month the Order of Horace B. Silliman in Manila and two others on the Silliman campus.

Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III and Board of Trustees Chairperson Mrs. Juanita Dy-Amatong will confer the Order on Mrs. Elizabeth How and her family and Atty. Enrique Sobrepeña, Jr. on August 22 during the Founders Day celebration of the Silliman Manila Alumni Chapter, Inc. at the Makati Sports Club.{{more}}

Mrs. How and her family donated a 467-hectare property in Ticao, Masbate in honor of Mr. Paulino and Mr. Francis Xavier How, a Sillimanian. The property is a growing model of an excellent extension program that covers livelihood and vocational training.

Atty. Sobrepeña, on the other hand, donated P5 million to establish the Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village in Camp Look-out, Valencia. The Writers Village is now the permanent home of the Silliman University National Writers Workshop, the first in Asia.

A separate conferral ceremony is set August 26 at the South Lawn of the Silliman Hall to honor Rev. Alfredo Baliad and Dr. Eusebio Kho.

Rev. Baliad donated to Silliman over a hundred hectares of property in Bayawan City. Plans are underway to develop the property as a facility for the University’s extension program, in coordination with the various academic units.

A longtime benefactor of Silliman, Dr. Kho established a professorial chair each at the College of Business Administration and Medical School. He has also donated several scholarships that continue to benefit poor but deserving students.

Inspired by the generosity of Dr. Horace B. Silliman, the man who donated the initial amount of $10,000 to start Silliman University, the Order of Horace B. Silliman is a recognition conferred upon individuals, families and organizations. Recipients have blessed the University with gifts and donations with a value of at least P1 million. Their support continues to help realize the University’s mission of providing better opportunities to its students and the members of both Silliman and the larger community of Dumaguete.

Related articles:

Editorial – Fitting Tribute

Preparing and hoping – by President Ben S. Malayang III

Outstanding Sillimanian Awardees

Parada Sillimaniana

The Campus Cruiser

SU gets 100% passing rate in medical board exam

Dumaguete Metropost print edition

Latest news

NGCP, Noreco assure ample power for polls

    Officials of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines and the Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative assured on Thursday...

Chaco to critics: Visit NOPH

    Gov. Chaco Sagarbarria has dared critics of the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital to visit it to see for themselves...

Short-term pain, long-term gain

    The people of Negros Oriental have borne the brunt of planned power interruptions over the past several weekends. Entire...

Waterpark NegOr’s newest draw

    A new adventure and waterpark in Valencia, Negros Oriental is expected to draw more tourists and stimulate local economic...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

City gets 3 septage facility trucks

    The City of Dumaguete has acquired three additional brand new vacuum trucks for the City Septage Treatment Facility in...

Khan Academy marks year of ‘transformative education’

    Inside the Centennial Auditorium of Jose Rizal University, under the glow of a single spotlight, an array of plaques...

Must read

NGCP, Noreco assure ample power for polls

    Officials of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines...

Chaco to critics: Visit NOPH

    Gov. Chaco Sagarbarria has dared critics of the Negros...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

You might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you