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On Friday, March 2, Michelbook Country Club hosted a luncheon for Linfield's newest-elected president Thomas Hellie. Here, Tribal Council members Wesley
"Buddy" West (I to r), Kathleen Tom and Cheryle Kennedy congratulate and welcome Hellie to the community.
Tribal Delegation Welcomes
Linfield's Nineteenth President
By Toby McCIary
On Friday, March 2, Linfield College hosted the Inauguration of Dr.
Thomas L. Hellie, Linfield's nineteenth elected President. Tribal Council
members Cheryle Kennedy, Wink Soderberg, Kathleen Tom, and Wesley
"Buddy" West served as delegates of the Grand Ronde Community.
There was a luncheon for Hellie held at the Michelbook Country Club
in McMinnville. Shortly thereafter, half of the Ted Wilson Gymnasium at
Linfield College campus was filled with students, alumni, faculty, friends
and family to celebrate Hellie's inauguration.
"I vow to do my utmost to serve our students and the world by educating
global citizens," said Hellie in his inauguration address.
Hellie has served as Linfield's President since April of 2006. He has a
bachelor's degree (magna cum laude) in theatre from Luther College as
well as a master's degree and Ph. D. in theatre history from the University
of Missouri-Columbia.
After the inauguration, a reception followed in the Fred Meyer Lounge.
At the reception, Kennedy, Soderberg, Tom, and West presented Hellie with
a Tribal logo Pendleton blanket and welcomed him to the community. U
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McMinnville Mayor Ed Gormley welcomes Hellie to Linfield College.