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America's National Churchill Museum Acquires Historically Significant Churchill Painting and Showcases Two Others, One With Surprising Miami Origins

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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FULTON, Mo., Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- America's National Churchill Museum (ANCM) at Westminster College announced today the acquisition of a historically significant oil painting, and the loan of two others, by Winston Churchill.

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  • FULTON, Mo., Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- America's National Churchill Museum (ANCM) at Westminster College announced today the acquisition of a historically significant oil painting, and the loan of two others, by Winston Churchill.
  • The painting is on display in the Museum's Anson Cutts Gallery with six other Churchill canvases as part of the special exhibition Winston Churchill: A Passion for Painting.
  • Winston Churchill: Passion for Painting will be open to the public beginning September 1 and is free with paid admission to the Museum.
  • Winston Churchill: Passion for Painting at America's National Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri

Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, Announces Longer-Term Contract Extensions for the President and Two Other Senior Staff Members

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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FULTON, Mo., May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Longer-term contract extensions for President and Chief Transformation Officer Donald P. Lofe, Jr., and two other Westminster senior staff members were announced on May 11, 2023, through communications to the College community.

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  • FULTON, Mo., May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Longer-term contract extensions for President and Chief Transformation Officer Donald P. Lofe, Jr., and two other Westminster senior staff members were announced on May 11, 2023, through communications to the College community.
  • "Collectively, the Board feels Westminster is witnessing steady fiscal and operational success under President Lofe's leadership," Morton explained.
  • Following Morton's announcement, Lofe sent an email to Westminster students, faculty, staff, and alumni that expressed he is "truly humbled" by the Board's decision.
  • The two contract extensions were recommended to Lofe by Morton, who also received unanimous support from Westminster's Board of Trustees.

Westminster College Announces the Successful Closing of the Conversion from Taxable to Tax-Exempt of its Series 2021B Bonds

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Thursday, June 9, 2022
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FULTON, Mo., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Westminster College ("College") announced the successful closing of the conversion of its $6,085,000 outstanding (Par Value) Series 2021B Bonds previously issued through the Industrial Development Authority of Callaway County, Missouri ("Authority"), from taxable bonds to tax-exempt bonds on May 4, 2022.

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  • FULTON, Mo., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Westminster College ("College") announced the successful closing of the conversion of its $6,085,000 outstanding (Par Value) Series 2021B Bonds previously issued through the Industrial Development Authority of Callaway County, Missouri ("Authority"), from taxable bonds to tax-exempt bonds on May 4, 2022.
  • The Series 2021B Bonds are one of three series of bonds issued in July 2021 as a combination of tax-exempt and taxable revenue bonds.
  • The Series 2021B Bonds were expected at the time of issuance to convert from taxable bonds to tax-exempt bonds at a future date, and the May 4 conversion closing was the successful completion of that expected step.
  • "We are obviously very pleased with the successful closing of the conversion of our Series 2021B Bonds from taxable bonds to tax-exempt bonds.

Westminster College Announces Closing Of $13,010,000 Bond Financing

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021
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FULTON, Mo., Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Westminster College (the "College") announced the successful closing of its $13,010,000 (Par Value) Series 2021 Bonds issued through the Industrial Development Authority of Callaway County, MO (the "Authority"), on July 29, 2021.

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  • FULTON, Mo., Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Westminster College (the "College") announced the successful closing of its $13,010,000 (Par Value) Series 2021 Bonds issued through the Industrial Development Authority of Callaway County, MO (the "Authority"), on July 29, 2021.
  • The College, located in Fulton, MO, is a nonprofit corporation and operates a private four-year college.
  • "We are obviously very pleased with the successful closing of this significant financial transaction for the College," said Donald P. Lofe, Jr., President and Chief Transformation Officer of the College.
  • About Westminster College: Founded in 1851 and home of Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech, Westminster College in Fulton, MO, is ranked prestigiously by U.S. News & World Report as the only National Liberal Arts College in Missouri.

Rare Churchill Painting Acquired By National Churchill Museum

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Friday, June 8, 2018
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She had encouraged Churchill to start painting to escape the pressures of politics, according to historian Timothy Riley, Sandra L. and Monroe E. Trout Director and Chief Curator of the National Churchill Museum.

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  • She had encouraged Churchill to start painting to escape the pressures of politics, according to historian Timothy Riley, Sandra L. and Monroe E. Trout Director and Chief Curator of the National Churchill Museum.
  • "Churchill was 40 years old when he started painting, and soon discovered his talent, especially in painting landscapes and seascapes," Riley said.
  • Lake Scene at Norfolk is one of four Churchill paintings that will be permanently displayed at the National Churchill Museum, the only museum in North America fully dedicated to commemorating the life and times of Churchill, one of the world's greatest leaders of the 20th century.
  • In addition to the four paintings on display, the National Churchill Museum has, since 2015, cared for 16 other Churchill paintings on loan from the family of the late Julian Sandys, a grandson of Churchill and the brother of Edwina and Celia Sandys.