GH POINT, N.C., Aug. 12, 2009 – Ed Simpson, professor and chair of the Department of Theater at High Point University, was recently elected to the prestigious National Theatre Conference.
Simpson will be inducted into the NTC on Oct. 30 at The Players Club in New York City.
The National Theatre Conference, founded in 1925, is a cooperative association of distinguished leaders of the American theater, both professional and university. Membership in the conference is by invitation only and is limited to 120. The conference operates as a theatrical “think tank” and meets annually to review and confer on matters pertaining to the welfare and development of the theater.
“This is a great honor and I’m grateful to the NTC for extending their invitation,” says Simpson. “The opportunity to regularly meet with the best in my field will not only allow me to give back to my art but will allow me to bring some exciting new perspectives to my students as well.”
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” HPU was included in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” 2009 listings. The university offers 68 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at www.highpoint.edu.
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