Springfield, Ohio – The Wittenberg Guild will celebrate “60 Sparkling Years” with its annual Scholarship Style Show, Saturday, May 21, in the Center Dining Room of the Benham-Pence Student Center at Wittenberg University.
This year’s 60th anniversary event will celebrate more than half a century of providing scholarships to local students, enabling them to receive a Wittenberg education. A diamond anniversary calls for a diamond celebration, so the event’s theme will be Breakfast at Tiffany’s with a salute to the classic style of Audrey Hepburn and, of course, diamonds.
The event will commence with a social hour and silent auction starting at 10 a.m. followed by the brunch and style show at 11:30 a.m. Guests are encouraged to wear their "little black dresses" and lots of pearls and diamonds. A photo booth will be available so attendees can capture that special moment. Silent auction items were donated by local businesses, and members and friends of the Wittenberg Guild.
Chaired by Wendy Ford, Wittenberg class of 1976, the show will feature spring fashions courtesy of Express for men and women of all ages and sizes. Children will also be featured modeling clothes from Von Maur. Mallia Salon and Day Spa will treat the models to professional hair and make-up for the event. Amy McGuffey '95, assistant professor of education at Wittenberg, will serve as the event's emcee.
The Wittenberg Guild is a women’s organization focused on promoting Wittenberg and utilizing its educational resources to enrich the local community, as well as awarding scholarships to students from Clark County who plan to attend the university. Through the years, the organization has raised more than $1 million in scholarship support, campus landscaping, sculptures and artwork for the student center, renovation of the Ann Miller Gallery in Koch Hall and pianos for Krieg Hall.
Tickets sold in advance are $30 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under. Tickets sold at the show are $35 for adults and $18 for children 12 and under. Wittenberg faculty and staff members can attend for the reduced price of $25. Seating is limited to the first 250 people who register.
For more information or to reserve a seat, contact the Wittenberg University Office of Advancement at 937-327-6405. Checks can be sent to The Wittenberg Guild, c/o Sophia Vandiford, P.O. Box 720, Springfield, OH 45501.
-Story by Stephanie Glass ‘17, Office of University Communications
About the Guild
For 69 years, the Wittenberg Guild has supported Wittenberg through scholarships, campus landscaping, artwork and other fund-raising initiatives. Although many Guild members have no formal connection to Wittenberg, either as alumnae or employees, all share a deep desire to be advocates for the university in the community and to promote Wittenberg to prospective students. The Wittenberg Guild supports the community each winter when it kicks off the Wittenberg Guild Martha Rodgers Scholarship Campaign. To inspire local students to attend Wittenberg and ensure they have the resources to do so, the Guild has been raising scholarship monies to award to all local students who enroll at Wittenberg. Since 1990 the scholarship fund has raised more than $360,000 from the generous donations of its members and the Springfield-Clark County community at-large, which has in turn benefited hundreds of local students in attending Wittenberg.
