From left, Justin Lamar Smith, a Delta State graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree, with concentration in biology, from Scott; Stephan C. Roberts, a Delta State graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree, of Lake Village, Ark.; Lauren Brittany Eikner, a Delta State graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree, with concentration in mathematics, of Grenada; and Margo Lynn Baker, a Delta State graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, of Perryville, Ark., were awarded the First Diplomas during Delta State University’s 83rdSpringCommencement ceremony held Saturday, May 8, inside Walter Sillers Coliseum on campus.
The First Diploma is presented to the four-year graduating senior with the highest grade point average on a minimum of 112 hours of academic credit at Delta State.