Erskine College is pleased to host the 2025 President's Gala!
Erskine President Dr. Steve Adamson and First Lady Mrs. Von Adamson will host an elegant gala Friday night, February 28 in the Bowie Arts Center. The event will include dinner and feature an engaging address by Patrick K. O’Donnell, combat historian and best-selling author. O’Donnell will take his audience back to the Revolution with his talk entitled:
Family, Fortune, and Honor: Washington's Indispensables
A trip back to our founding and ideals, crucial in these chaotic times
Friday evening, February 28, 2025
Bowie Arts Center, Erskine College
5:15 – Doors open
5:30 – Beverage reception
6:00 – Dinner
7:00 – Address by Patrick K. O’Donnell
8:00 – Closing & Book Signing
Books by O’Donnell will be available for purchase at the close of the event, and the author will hold a book signing (cash, check, or credit/debit accepted). We hope you will join us for this memorable evening! Tickets are available for purchase below.
For more information about attending this event, please contact Polly Jones at pjones@erskine.edu or by calling 864-379-8833.
About Erskine
Founded in 1839, Erskine College is a Christian liberal arts institution which holds the distinction of being the first four-year church-related college in South Carolina. Erskine’s campus has repeatedly been listed as one of the most beautiful Christian campuses in America.
The mission of Erskine College is to glorify God as a Christian academic community where students integrate knowledge and faith, equipped to flourish as whole persons prepared for lives of service, leadership, and influence through the pursuit of undergraduate liberal arts, graduate, and seminary education.
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About Patrick K. O'Donnell
An authority on America’s conflicts from the Revolution through the Iraq War, O’Donnell is the author of 13 books, including The Unvanquished (2024), First Seals (2014), They Dared Return (2009), and Into the Rising Sun (2002).
During the Iraq War, in the first of two tours, O’Donnell was embedded in military units for three months and fought in the Battle of Fallujah with a Marine rifle platoon.
An expert on the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), precursor to the CIA, O’Donnell received the John Waller Award for exceptional scholarship in intelligence and special operations history in 2012.
The recipient of numerous national book awards, O’Donnell is a frequent contributor to national publications; has assisted with documentaries produced by the BBC, The History Channel (now known as HISTORY), and others; has appeared on television and radio shows on NPR, CNN, FOX, Discovery, and other networks; and provided historical consulting for the award-winning miniseries Band of Brothers.