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GROVE CITY, PA, May 1, 2000- Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes will be the speaker at Grove City College's 120th commencement on May 13, 2000 at 10:30 a.m.

Alan Keyes also ran for president in 1996. Mr. Keyes has been ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and later served as assistant secretary of state for international organizations. He served as interim president at Alabama A & M University and as resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Mr. Keyes has been a syndicated journalist and host of his own syndicated radio talk show. He is the author of Masters of the Dream: The Strength and Betrayal of Black America. Mr. Keyes is married with three children and he holds a B.A. and Ph.D. in government affairs from Harvard University.

Founded in 1876, Grove City College is an independent and highly selective private four-year college of liberal arts, sciences, and engineering with 2250 students located 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The College's mission is to provide a quality education, in a thoroughly Christian environment at an affordable cost.

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Contact:

Lee Wishing
[email protected]
724-458-3332 day
724-458-3334 evening

Web site:
http://www.gcc.edu

Television information:
filming stand and audio feed can be provided