JACKSON, Tenn. — Dec. 12, 2012 — More than 300 students will graduate from Â鶹ÊÓƵ University Dec. 15 during a ceremony at West Jackson Baptist Church.
Among those who will receive degrees are about 125 graduate students, including several Doctor of Education graduates and the university’s first two Doctor of Ministry graduates.
Claude Pressnell, president of the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association, will be the keynote speaker at the 11 a.m. ceremony. Pressnell is the former president of the TICUA Foundation and has served on the boards of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and Trinity Forum, as well as Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Board of Trustees.
As part of the ceremony, Â鶹ÊÓƵ will present the Robert E. Craig Service Award to Jack and Zan Holmes. The Holmes’ are Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni and have been generous donors to the university, strong supporters of Â鶹ÊÓƵ athletics and key leaders in the community, Â鶹ÊÓƵ President David S. Dockery said.