Photos: Albion College inaugurates Mauri Ditzler as 16th president

President Ditzler and chair of the Albion College Board of Trustees Donald Sheets. Photo by Emily Miller.

Photos by Jennifer McDonell, Emily Miller and Hannah Litvan

On Friday, September 12th, Albion College inaugurated Mauri Ditzler as its 16th president. The inaugural ceremony was marked by a theme of the College’s commitment to community outreach and the liberal arts as solutions to the problems facing the city of Albion and the world today.

Look forward to complete coverage and analysis of the inaugural weekend’s events, including the announcement of a $1 million donation to a scholarship fund by Albion College Board of Trustee chair and ’82 alum Donald Sheets, next week via the Pleiad.

A wide view of the inaugural stage. Photo by Jennifer McDonell.

Students line up before the inaugural procession. The event was standing-room only for many students. Photo by Jennifer McDonell.

Sue Koepfgen Dempsey, ’58 alumna, represented the class of 1958 in the inaugural procession. Photo by Emily Miller.

Richard Longworth delivers the “Building Communities” segment of the inaugural ceremony. Photo by Jennifer McDonell.

Albion College trustees look on as Richard Longworth delivers the “Building Communities” segment of the inaugural ceremony. Photo by Jennifer McDonell.

Photo by Jennifer McDonell.

President Ditzler and chair of the Albion College Board of Trustees Donald Sheets. Photo by Emily Miller.

President Ditzler receives the medallion of his office from Donald Sheets, chair of the Albion College Board of Trustees. hoto by Emily Miller.

President Ditzler and chair of the Albion College Board of Trustees Donald Sheets. Photo by Emily Miller.

Photo by Jennifer McDonell.

President Ditzler delivers his inaugural address, titled “Unless a College” after a line in the Robert Frost poem “Build Soil.” Photo by Hannah Litvan.