Two elected to Bradley Board of Trustees

Peoria, Illinois . . . November 3, 2003 . . . The Bradley University Board of Trustees recently elected Hersey Hawkins, Jr. of Memphis, Tennessee and David A. Rich of Buffalo, New York to serve six-year terms on the Board.

Mr. Hawkins is a broadcast commentator for the National Basketball Association Memphis Grizzlies and former NBA and Bradley basketball player. He graduated from Bradley in 1988 earning a Bachelor of Science degree in mass communications. He was a member of the United State's Olympic basketball team in 1988 and received the NBA Good Sportsmanship Award in 1999. He was inducted into the Bradley Hall of Fame in February of this year, was named Outstanding Young graduate in 1995, and was inducted into Bradley's Centurion Society in 1997. He has served on the Bradley Council since 1992.

Mr. Rich is secretary and director of Rich Products Corporation, which is privately owned and operated by the Rich family. He is executive director of the Rich Family Foundation and a full-time Anglican minister. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies from Bradley in 1970 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1975 from Virginia Theological Seminary.

Bradley University is an independent, privately endowed, coeducational institution. With an enrollment of approximately 6,000 students, Bradley is the ideal size for living and learning. The University offers a full range of baccalaureate and graduate level programs as well as personal attention from a faculty dedicated to student learning.