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LWC Awards 287 Degrees At Winter Commencement
More than 2,500 guests in Columbia/Adair County to attend the 94th Lindsey Wilson Commencement. Sgt. Dakota Meyer is now Dr. Dakota Meyer.
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By Duane Bonifer
COLUMBIA, KY - Today's college graduates are entering a world that is undergoing more change than at any time in human history. But by becoming "the CEO of your life" and "selling yourself to the world," today's college graduates can navigate the challenges created by "the new ballpark" of the world economy.
That's what Urban League Of Lexington-Fayette County President/CEO P.G. Peeples told Lindsey Wilson College's 2011 winter graduates and more than 2,500 guests at the college's 94th commencement ceremony, held Saturday morning in Biggers Sports Center.
At the ceremony, LWC awarded a total of 287 degrees - 154 undergraduate diplomas and 133 graduate diplomas. It was LWC's second largest winter class since the college began the ceremony in December 2004. LWC's largest winter class was 365, which was graduated in 2010.
Peeples received an honorary doctorate from the college. Also receiving an honorary doctorate were former LWC first lady Margaret McDonald of Campbellsville, KY, and Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer of Columbia, KY
Peeples, who graduated from college more than 40 years ago, said that while the 1960s may have been a time of great change in the United States, that decade's social and economic tumult pale in comparison with the current technological revolution sweeping the globe.
"The changes we loved to protest about and sing about are minute when you compare them to the changes each of you will be confronted with during your lifetime," said Peeples, a first-generation college student from Lynch, KY.
Peeples noted that Americans who enter college today at the age of 18 years old are likely to have nine jobs by the time they reach 35, and most college graduates will change careers three times. That's why it is important for college graduates to be lifelong learners and constantly acquire new skills.
"We are in a worldwide marketplace that demands that Americans work more with their minds than their hands," Peeples said. "Education is at the core of this revolution. It is a new ballpark. ... The new world is very intolerant of mediocrity."
Peeples also noted that "while a college degree is critical to success, it is not a free pass."
As jobs evolve or are reinvented, college-educated workers will have to do the same.
"Most of the jobs you will be hired for (right out of college) will either disappear or change beyond recognition," he said.
In order to succeed in that uncertain environment, it is critical for today's college graduate to cultivate their talents and brand themselves, Peeples said.
"You must change your mindset from being an important employee to CEO of your own life because no big company is going to take care of you for the rest of your life," he said. "It is going to be up to you."
The writer of this article, Duane Bonifer, is Public Relations Director at Lindsey Wilson College. Lindsey.edu
This story was posted on 2011-12-11 03:41:25
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: Doctorates awarded
2011-12-10 - Biggers Sports Arena, 360 Spickard Drive, Louisville, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College. Lindsey Wilson College honored three Kentucky residents with honorary doctorates at its 94th commencement ceremony, held Saturday morning, December 10, 2011, at the college's Biggers Sports Center. From left: LWC President William T. Luckey Jr.; honorary doctorate recipient and former LWC first lady Margaret McDonald of Campbellsville, KY; honorary doctorate recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer of Columbia, honorary doctorate recipient; Urban League Of Lexington-Fayette County President/CEO P.G. Peeples; and Lindsey Wilson Board of Trustees Chair Allan Parnell of Louisville, KY.
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: Moving tassels
2011-12-11 - Biggers Sports Arena, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer.
Lindsey Wilson College baccalaureate graduates Samantha Gutierrez of Jiutepec, Mexico, left, Elizabeth Goode of Somerset, KY, center, and Jessica Ann Gibson of Columbia move the tassels on Saturday morning, December 10, 2011, from the right to the left side of their mortarboards to signify their graduation from the college. LWC awarded a total of 287 degrees at the colleges 94th commencement ceremony, held in Biggers Sports Center. -DUANE BONIFER
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: P.G. Peeples
2011-12-11 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College.
Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County President/CEO P.G. Peeples addresses Lindsey Wilson College's 2011 winter graduates on Saturday morning, December 10, 2011, at Biggers Sports Center. Peeples also received an honorary doctorate from the college. DUANE BONIFER
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: Moving moment for Lombeh Brown
2011-12-11 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Louisville, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College.
Lombeh Brown of Burkesville, KY, hugs Lindsey Wilson trustee Sue Stivers of Columbia on Saturday morning after Stivers presented Brown with a master of education diploma in counseling and human development. Along with Margery Henderson of Burkesville, not pictured, Stivers helped support the education for Brown, who is a refugee from Liberia. LWC awarded a total of 287 degrees at the college's 94th commencement ceremony, held in Biggers Sports Center. -DUANE BONIFER
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: Bicycle Friendly
2011-12-11 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. William Gates of Columbia, KY checks his smart phone on Saturday morning while sitting in V.P. Henry Auditorium before processing to Biggers Sports Center for the colleges winter commencement. LWC awarded a total of 287 degrees at the colleges 94th commencement ceremony, held in Biggers Sports Center. Gates earned a bachelor of arts degree in recreation, tourism and sport management.
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: Dr. Chafin leads Lindsey Singers
2011-12-11 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College.
Gerald Chafin, director of Lindsey Wilson College choral programs, directs the Lindsey Wilson Singers in their performance of "Exultate Justi in Domino" on Saturday morning in Biggers Sports Center during Lindsey Wilson's 2011 winter commencement ceremony. LWC awarded a total of 287 degrees at the college's 94th commencement ceremony. -DUANE BONIFER
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: Chris Williams, Flint, Wales
2011-12-11 - Cralle Student Union Building, LWC, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College.
Chris Williams of Flint, Wales, and his wife, LWC alumna Caitlin, hold their 11-month-old son, Rowan, on Saturday, December 10, 2011, outside of the Cralle Student Union Building after Williams received a bachelor of arts degree in communication, cum laude. LWC awarded a total of 287 degrees at the college's 94th commencement ceremony, held in Biggers Sports Center. - DUANE BONIFER.
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: Three Lindsey First Ladies
2011-12-11 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College. Three Lindsey Wilson College first ladies were together on Saturday for the college's 2011 winter commencement, held in Biggers Sports Center. From left: current LWC first lady Elise Luckey; Margaret McDonald, who was first lady from 1971-78; and Lucretia C. Begley, who was first lady from 1978-97. LWC awarded a total of 287 degrees at the college's 94th commencement ceremony. - DUANE BONIFER
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: Nine with new degrees
2011-12-11 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia,, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College.
Nine Lindsey Wilson College baccalaureate graduates celebrate on Saturday in front of the Cralle Student Union Building after receiving their diplomas at LWC's winter commencement in Biggers Sports Center. From left: Regina Lewis of London, Ky; Wendy McKnight of London, Ky; Latessa Lawson of Corbin, KY; Courtney Kirby of Mount Vernon, KY; Constantine Wagers of London, KY; Crystal Mays of Corbin, KY; Lisa Sturdivant of Corbin, KY; Olivia "Alli" Burton of Corbin, KY; and Ericka Combs of Corbin, KY LWC awarded a total of 287 degrees at the college's 94th commencement ceremony. - DUANE BONIFER
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: Daisy in academic attire
2011-12-11 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College.
Daisy, the 9-year-old dog of Lindsey Wilson College Professor of Counseling Brenda Dew rests during the December 9, 2011 Friday evening's pinning ceremony for the college's School of Professional Counseling graduates, held in the Norma and Glen Hodge Center for Discipleship. Daisy attends the pinning ceremonies because she is used to teach pet therapy to counseling students. Dew has received several national awards for her work in the area. On Saturday in Biggers Sports Center, LWC awarded a total of 287 degrees at the college's 94th commencement ceremony. - DUANE BONIFER
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: Golden Alumni Society
2011-12-11 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College. Seventeen new members of the Lindsey Wilson College Golden Alumni Society gather Saturday morning in the Cralle Student Union Building before processing in the college's 2011 winter commencement in Biggers Sports Center. The Golden Alumni Society recognizes alumni who were last a student at the college at least 50 years ago.
Front row, from left: Mildred Pickett Sandusky of Columbia, Class of 1951; Beatrice C. Beard of Columbia, Class of '50; Hilda Willis Jenkins of Bowling Green, KY, Class of '55; Portia Breeding Winchester of Lexington, KY, Class of '54; Violet Calhoun Claycomb of Somerset, KY, Class of '51; Mildred Jean Dillingham Sparks of Edmonton, KY, Class of '50; Shirley Coffey Holt of Columbia, Class of '52; Lavelle Farris Shepherd of Harrison, Ohio, Class of '53; and Bonnie Long Greenwalt of Columbia, Class of '53.Back row, from left: Bob Hoots of Columbia, Class of '51; Victor L. Vaught of Science Hill, KY, Class of '52; Fred W. Troutman of Frankfort, KY, Class of '52; Sam Clark of Jeffersonville, IN, Class of '50; Felix R. Vazquez of Brooklyn, N.Y., Class of '52; William P. Sparks of Edmonton, KY, Class of '50; Morris D. Shepherd of Harrison, Ohio, Class of '53; Betty Jane Holmes McClendon of Nancy, KY, Class of '53; and LWC Director of Alumni Relations Randy Burns. - DUANE BONIFER
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: Student Marshals
2011-12-11 - 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College.
Lindsey Wilson College student marshals Rachel Carr of Danville, KY, and Zackary Smith of Harrodsburg, KY, prepare to lead the graduates on Saturday from V.P. Henry Auditorium to Biggers Sports Center for LWCs 2011 winter commencement. LWC awarded a total of 287 degrees at the colleges 94th commencement ceremony. - DUANE BONIFER
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LWC Graduation, Dec. 10, 2011: Grand Marshal Tim McAlpine
2011-12-11 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College.
Grand marshal Tim McAlpine, who is an associate professor of English, leads the 2011 winter commencement on Saturday out of Biggers Sports Center. LWC awarded a total of 287 degrees at the colleges 94th commencement ceremony. -DUANE BONIFER
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LWC graduation, December 10, 2011: Will Hurt, Burkesville, KY
2011-12-12 - Roberta Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY .
Will Hurt of Burkesville, KY, standing, is shown above with Dr. William T. Luckey, seated, left president of Lindsey Wilson College. Will is an active promoter of the area, particularly of his home county and of Columbia, KY, where he often volunteers for the Columbia/Adair County Tourism Commission, located in the Chamber Building, 201 Burkesville, KY, assisting Sue Stivers, the director, upper left promoting travel in South Central Kentucky - especially travel to Lindsey Wilson College. -EW
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