“Tony has meant so much to Eastern and to all of us,” said President David Black.  “There is no way to describe it.  When you’ve lent a place your name, you’ve lent a place your being, and that’s what Tony has done for us.”

The portrait sculpture, carved in Colorado Yule Marble, was unveiled and installed in the Eagle Learning Center, the home of the Campolo College of Graduate and Professional Studies (CCGPS) on Thursday, May 29.

“Tony has this way of filling the space he’s in while at the same time creating space for those less fortunate and that’s a wonderful gift,” said Dr. David A. King, Executive Dean, Campolo College.

“It's not an act of humility to say that these honors that have been bestowed on me are far more than I deserve,” Dr. Campolo said.  “Eastern is truly a blessing.”

A second duplicate sculpture, cast in bonded marble, will be installed at the Campolo School for Social Change at 10th and Spring Garden Streets in Philadelphia.  The Campolo School for Social Change, also named to honor Dr. Campolo, evolved from the Urban Studies Program.  Dr. Campolo was the first Director of Eastern’s Urban Studies Program and served as the first Board Chair for the School for Social Change.

To honor the life and work of Dr. Tony Campolo, CCGPS strives to provide students with a context for learning that is interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, research-focused, faith-based, and steeped in field experience. It exists to prepare Christian agents of change — compassionate professionals and activist scholars — to use their professions and their lives to transform urban communities around the world.

Dr. Lanzalotti, a former student of Campolo’s, earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Eastern University. He said, "“At Eastern University, I looked up to Tony as a role model and older brother.  He challenged me spiritually, educationally and molded my character.”  He went on to earn his MD degree from the University of Pennsylvania where he stayed for postgraduate training in surgery and then went to the University of Kentucky for additional training in plastic surgery. Dr. Lanzalotti then moved to Williamsburg, VA and set up private practice in 1982. In addition, he has been an adjunct professor at the College of William and Mary since 1987.

Sculpting is a more recent passion. Starting in 1996, Dr. Lanzalotti began sculpting in clay inspired in part by Houdon’s portrait sculpture busts of our national founding fathers. He sought out various original sculptures of Houdon and studied them in detail, in addition to carving marble portrait busts of William and Mary for the City of Williamsburg.
Since then he has received many commissions for figurative portrait sculpture in both marble and bronze. Dr. Lanzalotti is internationally recognized for being the best sculptor for emulating the style of Houdon and receives many commissions for re-creating Houdon’s busts as well as portrait sculpture busts of modern persons done in Houdon’s style.

The Campolo College of Graduate and Professional Studies at Eastern University offers a broad range of adult, undergraduate and graduate programs from community education to Associate’s degrees to its newest Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership. Areas of instruction include business, counseling psychology, education, health administration, leadership, nonprofit management, nursing and urban/international economic development. For more information call 1.800.732.7669, e-mail gpsadm@eastern.edu or visit www.eastern.edu.