MACON, Ga., April 27 -- The University System of Georgia Macon State College issued the following news release:
Macon State is about to reach an important milestone in its relatively short history as a four-year institution. The college will confer its 3,000th bachelor's degree at the 2011 commencement, scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, May 6, at the Macon Coliseum.
Since becoming a four-year institution in 1997, the college - founded in 1968 - has conferred a total of 2,807 bachelor's degrees. Another 525 candidates for graduation are set to receive their bachelor's degrees on May 6. Some 317 candidates are set to receive associate's degrees.
This year's graduation speaker will be Dr. David A. Bell, Macon State's fifth and longest serving president, who is ending his tenure on June 30. Since he became president in 1997 -- first as interim president -- enrollment has nearly doubled from about 3,600 to more than 6,200 today; bachelor's degrees have increased from 3 to 18; and the Board of Regents has invested more than $90 million in construction at the Macon and Warner Robins campuses.
Also speaking will be this year's President's Scholar, Gini Metcalfe Ellis of Macon, who will receive her bachelor's degree in public service. The President's Scholar award is the highest honor Macon State gives to a graduating senior. Ellis is graduating with a perfect grade point average and was active in the National Society of Leadership and Success and Macon State's Public Service Organization, a student club. She plans to pursue a master's degree in mental health counseling at Georgia State University.
The 2011 Macon State commencement ceremony will be shown live on the Internet via streaming video at www.maconstate.edu/live. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
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