AU president Evans Whitaker awards an MBA to Christina Coker of Anderson.One hundred-twenty graduates – a record for winter commencement at Anderson University – crossed the stage to receive diplomas Dec. 12.
The Sunday commencement exercises featured the awarding of bachelor’s degrees as well as master’s degrees to 30 graduate students in education and business.
The commencement address was delivered by Nathan Cox, an associate professor of art and the head of AU’s ceramics program. Cox challenged students to seek God’s help as they head into the working world and to continue to learn and expand their minds throughout their adult lives.
George Watson, a 1968 graduate, was presented the Alumni Achievement Award. Watson is CEO of Frosty Acre Brands. Candace Koopman Lapham, a 2002 graduate of the evening program, was awarded the ACCEL Alumni Achievement Award for her professional success. Lapham is an attorney in Spartanburg.
The graduation ceremony also featured Anderson’s first student to graduate as a commissioned officer through the joint ROTC program between Anderson and Clemson University. Maggie Cooler Mason will leave AU as a commissioned officer in the Air Force.