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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Ellsworth Peterson is a Georgetown native; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Peterson is highly educated, graduating from Southwestern University, Union
Theological Seminary and Harvard University; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Peterson has been a master teacher, a talented musician, and a scholar, serving as the
Margaret Root Brown Chair in Fine Arts at Southwestern University from 1965 to 2002; and
WHEREAS, Ellsworth Peterson has brought internationally recognized scholars and performers to
Georgetown through his work with Southwestern University and the Georgetown Festival of the Arts; and
WHEREAS, Georgetown is proud and honored to acclaim our local musicologist, F. Ellsworth
Peterson.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DALE ROSS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, do hereby proclaim January 24, 2017 as
ELLSWORTH PETERSON DAY
In Georgetown, Texas