05 Apr HU to Honor 281 Students on May 15

Huntington University will hold its 112th graduation exercises on May 15 in the Field House of the Merillat Complex for Physical Education and Recreation. The university will award degrees to 281 students.

Baccalaureate
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Speaker: Martha Smith, Huntington University associate dean of students.

Commencement
Time: 3 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Herma B. Williams, provost and academic vice president for Fresno Pacific University in Fresno, Calif.
Title: “Shaping the Future: Leading a Life that Matters.”

Two honorary degrees will be awarded.

1. Dr. Williams will receive the honorary Doctor of Commercial Science.
2. Donald Duff, former Huntington University Board of Trustees chairman, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

Duff joined the Huntington University Board of Trustees in 1971, and served a total of 36 years on the Board. In 1975, he became the first layman elected chairman of the Board of Trustees. During his six years as chair, the trustees adopted a campus master plan and an internal committee structure. In 1990, he was named the Lay Person of the Year by the National Association of Evangelicals.

The commencement exercises and the baccalaureate sermon are open to the public, and no tickets are required.