Institute Commissions New Fellows
December Commissioning Marks Fourth Class Milestone
Colorado Springs, Colo. - The Institute commissioned its fourth class on December 18th in a solemn, sacred, and celebratory service at the chapel of the First Methodist Church in downtown Colorado Springs.
Institute Governor and industrialist William Moore of Frankfort, Illinois presided over a congregation of family members and friends of the graduating Fellows, and alumni and supporters of the Institute as President Alan Crippen delivered a stirring charge to the class. He challenged them to be a mission - a band of Christians dedicated to public service in spiritual obedience to Christ the King. Following Crippen's charge Nathan Hitchen (JJI Fellow, fall, 2007) examined
and inducted the class into the Society of St. George, the Institute's alumni organization and professional fraternity.
Beginning next month class members will be doing "externships" to complete their practicum requirement for the Institute in various public policy and service organizations and government agencies in the United States and central Europe including: the U.S. Congress, U.S. State Department, Heritage Foundation, Alliance Defense Fund, Americans United for Life, Family Research Council, and Trinity Forum in Washington, D.C., and the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Texas Attorney General's Office, the North Carolina Family Policy Council, as well as, the Collegium Anton Neuwrith in Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
