The book, "Glimpses of Missionaries and Fraternal Workers at Silliman University, 1901-1998", was launched at the Udarbe Memory Chapel of the school in Dumaguete City, recently, a press release from the SU said.

It is authored by 1996 Outstanding Sillimanian in Chemistry, Ligaya Magbanua Simpkins, and is a product of months of comprehensive research, both in Silliman and the United States, the press release also said.

SU president, Dr. Ben Malayang III, describes the book as a rich resource about Silliman history that honors singularly the many Presbyterian missionaries and fraternal workers in Silliman University.

“You find in every description about each featured missionary or fraternal worker a story that connects to our individual points of reference about our memories on campus. We get to know them better, and realize the kind of future and comfortable life that they may have had left in the United States to be of service to the Filipino people," he added in the press release.

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