Parsons College unveils its web site June 2, 2005

FAIRFIELD , IA – On this the 32 anniversary of the closing of Parsons College , the committee announced today that a new member innovative web site has been launched: www.parsonscollege.org. George C. Jordan III, editor & publisher of The Parsons College NEWSLINE, said today’s launching coincides with the planned 130th Anniversary celebration in Fairfield of the founding of the college on Feb. 24, 1875 and the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Dr. Millard G. and Louise Roberts.

Jordan said that the committee members, David L. Pierce of Venice, Fl, Carl M. Dye of Chicago, Il, E. Richard Dixon of Montclair, NJ, Darcy Mellen-Sullivan of Naples, Fl., Nancy (Hendren) Kirby of Ocala, Fl., Douglas P. Pocock of Winter Springs, Fl. have long supported a web site for this closed college that would serve the Roberts planned satellite colleges including: Hiram Scott in Scottsbluff, NEB, Lea College, Alberta Lea, MN., Midwestern College, Denison, IA; John F. Kennedy College, Wahoo and John J. Pershing College, Beatrice, both of Nebraska; and Artesia, College of, Artesia, N.M.

“We hired Thelix Internet of Amherst, MA, to host and produce the best web site possible that would be award-winning and would serve the many closed colleges across America if nothing more than a link –The Closed College Consortium ),” Jordan said

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