Richard G. Jewell

This article is about the president of Grove City College. For the man who was wrongly accused of the 1996 Olympic Park bombing, see Richard Jewell.

Richard G. Jewell is the eighth president of Grove City College, a Christian liberal arts college in Grove City, Pennsylvania.^[1] The 1967 Grove City graduate assumed the presidency in fall of 2003 after a successful career in law and business. Immediately before becoming the President of Grove City College, Jewell was the Pittsburgh director of Navigant Consulting Inc., the nation's largest forensic accounting firm.

Jewell is known throughout the Pittsburgh region for his leadership in numerous civic groups. Prior to assuming the presidency, Jewell was also very involved in Pennsylvania politics and held the position of finance chairman for the Allegheny County Republican Party.

As a student at Grove City, Jewell served as the Student Government Association President and Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper, while also winning multiple varsity swimming championships. Jewell capped off his time at Grove City in 1967 when he was selected as Omicron Delta Kappa's Man of the Year and graduated with honors in political science. After he completed his undergraduate degree, Jewell earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.

References

1. ^ Schackner, Bill (2003-08-11). "President of Grove City College to Explore Idea of Public Policy Institute.". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)(August, 2003). http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8886383_ITM. Retrieved 2008-04-14. 

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