Posted: Mon, Apr 25 2005

Approximately 1,800 students, a record for the spring semester, will obtain degrees in two ceremonies as part of MTSU’s first-ever dual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7, at Murphy Center.

At 9:30 a.m., degrees will be conferred on graduates of the College of Graduate Studies, the Jennings A. Jones College of Business and the College of Education and Behavioral Science. At 2 p.m., candidates from the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Mass Communication will receive their degrees.

“The splitting of commencement is the natural result of our growth,” says Dr. Robert Glenn, vice president, student affairs and vice provost, enrollment management.

The following brothers of Sigma Nu will be graduating from MTSU:

Graduate Degrees

• Daniel F Percey (QI 241)

Undergraduate Degrees

• Jeffrey A Cathey (QI 323)
• M Neil Brain (QI 325)
• Christopher S Felker (QI 331)
• Jeremy S Conrey (QI 335)
• Jonathan M Stewart (QI 338)
• Stephen Delashmitt (QI 339)
• Justin Essary (QI 347)
• W Evan Anderson (QI 348)
• Colin Martz (QI 349)
• J Shane Colston (QI 350)
• David Cherry (QI 353)
• Steve Bishop (QI 354)
• Garrett D Pair (QI 361)
• Domenic Vitro (QI 363)
• C Adam Baker (QI 377)
• T Blake Startup (QI 399)

The speaker for the morning commencement will be Ryoki Sugita, president and chief executive officer of Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei), Inc. Nikkei is the paramount source of business journalism for the economic movers and shakers of Japan. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, its flagship newspaper, is the largest-selling business daily in the world.

Sugita earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Yokohama National University.

The speaker for the afternoon commencement will be U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.). The Maryville native is the only Tennessean to be elected governor and U.S. senator by popular vote.

In his 1978 gubernatorial campaign, Alexander walked 1,000 miles across the state. During his years as governor (1979-1987), Tennessee became the third largest auto producer in the nation. His administration also created the Governor’s Schools for outstanding students. One of those schools, the Governor’s School for the Arts, is located at MTSU.

For more information, contact the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-2919.

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