The Princeton Varsity Club proudly welcomed Dr. Chris Thomforde ’69 back to Old Nassau as part of the Jake McCandless ’51 PVC speaker Series, on November 9th, 2010. He delivered his address, “Education for a Balanced Life,” at 7:30 PM at Dodds Auditorium, located inside Robertson Hall.
Dr. ThomfordeΒ was a three-year letterman on the PrincetonΒ Men’s Basketball teamΒ (1966-1969), winningΒ Ivy League titles eachΒ ofΒ those years. He was a two-timeΒ All-Ivy League selection, and graduated from Princeton with the fourth-highest career point totalΒ inΒ the history of its men’s basketball program at that time.Β He won the 1969 B.Β Franklin Bunn award, given annually to the member of the Princeton University basketball team who in play, sportsmanship and influence has contributed most to the sport.
Thomforde attended Yale UniversityΒ DivinityΒ School, earning a Master of DivinityΒ degree inΒ 1974. He servedΒ as aΒ university chaplain and pastor, and thenΒ became the President ofΒ BethanyΒ College and,Β subsequently, St. Olaf College.Β He is currently the President of Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem,Β PA. He additionally holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Princeton University, earned in 2000.
Source: Moravian CollegeΒ /Β Princeton University Athletic Communications
The Jake McCandless β51 PVCΒ Speaker Series began in 2004 with a lecture fromΒ NCAA President Myles Brand.Β The series was endowed in the name of J. L. “Jake” McCandless β51, who coached Princeton to the 1969 Ivy League football championship during the Tigersβ centennial year of football.Β For more information on theΒ Jake McCandless ’51 PVCΒ Speaker Series and to view excerpts from past lectures,pleaseΒ click here.