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11/28/07

MUW’s December Graduates’ Recognition Ceremony Set For Nov. 30
By Jill D. O’Bryant

Mississippi University for Women will hold its fifth annual December Graduates’ Recognition Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at 6 p.m. in Rent Auditorium of Whitfield Hall.

Students who participate will receive a long-stemmed red rose and a certificate of participation. Diplomas will be mailed to the students after grades are final.

Participants who wish to do so will have the opportunity to thank those who were particularly helpful during their college years. Those students will be limited to one minute at the microphone.

“This is a very special ceremony for our students,” said Dr. Claudia A. Limbert, president. “It also gives the students a sense of closure since many of them are not able to come back to campus in May to participate in commencement. We have found they enjoy the December ceremony so much that they often don’t feel the need to participate in the May ceremony too.”

William (Peppy) Biddy, professor of theatre and chair of the Department of Music and Theatre, will be the keynote speaker. A faculty member at MUW since 1987, he was chosen to receive the 2007 Kossen Faculty Award of Excellence.

Biddy earned his bachelor’s degree from University of Mississippi and his master’s from Trinity University.

A reception will be held in the lobby of Whitfield immediately following the ceremony.