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GC Welcomes Ivan Filby

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/25/05

Greenville College Welcomes Dr. Ivan Filby, Listed in Who's Who in the World

GREENVILLE , ILL. – Greenville College announces the arrival of Dr. Ivan Filby, the newest member of the Management Department and department chair. In January, Filby and his family moved to Greenville from Ireland where he worked for the past 16 years at Trinity College Dublin, a school currently ranked as one of the top 100 universities in the world. Filby holds a Ph.D. in Management, in addition to masters degrees in Management and Missions.

Filby brings with him a wide range of international experience. He has taught in over 20 different countries and has been listed in Who's Who in the World since 2001. Recently Filby met with the vice minister of Education in China to discuss higher education policy and reform. Filby stressed the importance of investing in education, as it has a measurable impact on economy. He has also addressed thousands of educators in Mexico regarding educational reform opportunities in their country.

Filby is delighted to join Greenville College and sees it as an opportunity to combine his interests in both management and the college's Christian mission. Dr. Filby explained, “ Greenville College is quite an extraordinary place. It has it all. It places a great value on both academic excellence and individual student development.” His teaching responsibilities include courses in Marketing, Human Resource Management and International Business.

Greenville College is a four-year accredited Christian liberal arts school with more than 1300 traditional undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree completion students. Founded in 1892 and affiliated with the Free Methodist Church , the college is located in Greenville , Illinois , 45 miles east of St. Louis .

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Assistant Director of Public Relations
Greenville College
(618) 664-6515

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Greenville College is a four-year, Christian college providing a quality liberal arts education for over 1200 traditional, adult-degree-completion and graduate students.
Founded in 1892, Greenville College is located in Greenville, Illinois, about 45 miles from St. Louis on I-70, and is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church.