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Fireside Chat – December 17, 2018 – Dr. Ronnie Mayers, Honorary Doctorate

By December 17, 2018President

Joining President LaForge is Dr. Ronnie Mayers, the honorary doctorate recipient at fall commencement.

At Delta State, we take great pride in recognizing excellence by conferring honorary doctoral degrees to individuals who have made significant and meritorious contributions to the university, higher education generally, or other areas of society.

At our December Commencement Ceremony, we were pleased to bestow an honorary doctorate to Ronnie Mayers.

In other news on campus, if new students wish to apply for admission for the spring semester, the deadline is Tuesday. Campus will be closed for Winter Break from Friday, Dec. 21 through Tuesday, Jan. 1. In athletic news, Statesmen and Lady Statesmen hoops will host Union University tonight in GSC action. The doubleheader will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Walter Sillers Coliseum. And the swim and dive teams will wrap up their Christmas Invitational at the DSU Aquatics Centers. Visit gostatesmen.com for more information.

To keep up with all of our news, events and activities, please visit our website at deltastate.edu.