Robert Adam Martyn (at left), a Delta State graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Social Science of Greenville, was awarded the Second Diploma, while Rebecca Carter, a Delta State graduate with a bachelor’s degree in music of Grenada, was awarded the First Diploma during the 79th Spring Commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 13, inside Walter Sillers Coliseum on the Delta State 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 Second Diploma is presented to the two-year graduating senior with the highest grade point average on a minimum of 60 hours of academic credit at Delta State University. This policy permits a transfer student with at least two years at Delta State to compete for this honor.
