Letters for Aug. 31: VWU’s Methodist beginnings should not be forgotten

Letters for Aug. 31: VWU’s Methodist beginnings should not be forgotten

Slap in the face Re “Virginia Wesleyan to change name” (A1, Aug. 21): As an alumnus, I’m disappointed that the handful of people who made this decision didn’t canvas the alumni, current students and staff to solicit feedback on this ambitious change. As someone raised in the Methodist church, I’m deeply offended that the efforts of my parents and grandparents as founders of Virginia Wesleyan College have been so callously forgotten and tossed to…