FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (10/03)
Contact: Lynn Stewart, Centenary News Service, 318-869-5120
President-Student Swap
Day: Kathryn Thompson Becomes Centenary "President" for Day;
"Student" Ken Schwab Attends Classes, Practices with Rowing
Team
Candid Photos Oct. 24, 2003
SHREVEPORT, LA—A day of meetings, meals and fund-raising calls
was on tap for Kathryn Thompson, Centenary's student-turned-president
on Friday, Oct. 24. Meanwhile, "student" Ken Schwab took notes
in psychology, biophysics and math classes and spent the late afternoon
practicing with the rowing team.
On any other day this year, Thompson is a senior biophysics and math
major from Plano, Texas, and Schwab is actually Centenary's president.
On Friday, however, the two walked a mile in each other's shoes during
the college's annual President-Student Swap Day. Although approached with
a bit of humor, the day is designed to promote understanding and communication
on campus.
Starting their day before 8 a.m., "Student" Ken Schwab (left)
and "President" Kathryn Thompson have breakfast at Strawn's
Restaurant with William G. Anderson, chairman of the Board of Trustees,
and Centenary attorney Don Weir (not pictured). |
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Later in the day, the schedules of the two coincide for a staff
member's briefing on the upcoming gubernatorial debate on campus.
"President" Thompson okayed a proposal for the distribution
of the limited number of tickets available for the statewide
televised debate, set for live broadcast on Sunday, Nov. 2. |
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