Dr. Pete Warren: a LC living legacy
Danielle Cox
Issue date: 4/30/09 Section: Administration
Warren said his election really opened the doors for other non-conservatives to be elected to city council. In 1998, he was selected by his fellow city council members to be Lynchburg's mayor.
"I did a lot of declaring special days and proclamations. I brought my orientation to council in terms of human needs and worked hard to make sure that we were using our tax dollars that would benefit everybody in the community," Warren said.
After his tenure as mayor, Warren worked as a volunteer with United Way and led Christmas in April - Rebuilding Together. He said that since the organization's founding in Lynchburg they have revitalized 250 to 300 houses in the inner-city.
Today, Warren is on the boards of four non-profits in Lynchburg: the Free Clinic, Big Brothers Big Sisters, New Land Jobs and Rebuilding Together.
During his time at LC, Warren impacted the lives of many students. Hannah Baraty met Warren through her mother. Warren advised Baraty's mother when she was at LC. Baraty recently received the D.L. "Pete" Warren Award, awarded annually to an outstanding graduate student in the school of education.
"Dr. Warren has an amazing ability to make everyone feel important and heard. He is so selfless with his time and attention. Dr. Warren is never too busy for others," Baraty said. "I believe his greatest contribution to LC has been bringing the Counselor Education program to the college. I am so grateful to have been a student in that program, and I know he gave it its roots."
Junior Vince Milone met Warren last year when he spoke at a Bonner Leader program.
"I love Pete Warren. He was the grandfather that we all wanted. He's very inspirational," Milone said. "He'll always wave at me when we're walking through the Dell, always has to give me a hand shake."
Warren will turn 81 next December and has no plans of slowing down.
"I believe that the call to ministry is for life and I never wanted just to be able to do nothing or just to play. I have to be involved as long as my health will let me," Warren said.
"I did a lot of declaring special days and proclamations. I brought my orientation to council in terms of human needs and worked hard to make sure that we were using our tax dollars that would benefit everybody in the community," Warren said.
After his tenure as mayor, Warren worked as a volunteer with United Way and led Christmas in April - Rebuilding Together. He said that since the organization's founding in Lynchburg they have revitalized 250 to 300 houses in the inner-city.
Today, Warren is on the boards of four non-profits in Lynchburg: the Free Clinic, Big Brothers Big Sisters, New Land Jobs and Rebuilding Together.
During his time at LC, Warren impacted the lives of many students. Hannah Baraty met Warren through her mother. Warren advised Baraty's mother when she was at LC. Baraty recently received the D.L. "Pete" Warren Award, awarded annually to an outstanding graduate student in the school of education.
"Dr. Warren has an amazing ability to make everyone feel important and heard. He is so selfless with his time and attention. Dr. Warren is never too busy for others," Baraty said. "I believe his greatest contribution to LC has been bringing the Counselor Education program to the college. I am so grateful to have been a student in that program, and I know he gave it its roots."
Junior Vince Milone met Warren last year when he spoke at a Bonner Leader program.
"I love Pete Warren. He was the grandfather that we all wanted. He's very inspirational," Milone said. "He'll always wave at me when we're walking through the Dell, always has to give me a hand shake."
Warren will turn 81 next December and has no plans of slowing down.
"I believe that the call to ministry is for life and I never wanted just to be able to do nothing or just to play. I have to be involved as long as my health will let me," Warren said.