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Delta State awards First Diplomas

By May 8, 2010General

 

 

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.

 

The First Diploma is a Delta State tradition started at the first commencement in 1928. The conferring of this degree began the tradition of awarding the first diploma to the student with the highest academic average.