April 17, 2015
The Trine University community on Friday (April 17) honored two community members who died recently.
Graduate student Anjuman Vahora passed away last weekend after a short battle with
cancer. Anjuman’s family traveled to campus to meet students and friends and attend
the tree dedication ceremony that took place between Best Hall and Forman Hall. Travis
Wilhelm, campus minister, encouraged students and family members to share their memories
and love for Anjuman during the ceremony and offered a prayer for the family.
Friday afternoon, a tree dedication ceremony in memory of Les Gowthrop, a Trine employee
who died April 10. The ceremony for Les took place near Fabiani and Platt halls along
Thunder Drive. Les had been a painter at Trine and often drove athletic teams to events.
Pastor Wilhelm invited everyone to share memories of Les before he led a prayer.
Flowers were presented to each family as part of the ceremony.
Trine University has received a $100,000 contribution from Honda toward its new John and Mary Pellegrino Student Design and Training Center (Pellegrino Center).
Originally from Sri Lanka, Jithmie Jayawickrema completed her undergraduate degree at Indiana University in Bloomington, closing out a long tennis career that took her around the world.
Trine University has received approval from the Indiana State Board of Nursing to offer its Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program at its Brooks College of Health Professions facility.