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Commencement Highlights: Pipes, Degrees, Smiles

More than 320 graduation candidates participated in Alma College's 2012 commencement ceremony in the Hogan Center, Art Smith Arena.

Watch this highlight video.

 

The pipers prepare for the commencement procession.

 

Dave Provost (left), 1976 alumnus and CEO of Talmer Bank and Trust, receives an honorary Doctor of Letters Degree. He is congratulated by Alma College Board Chair Candace Dugan.

 

U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow delivers the commencement address.

 

Graduates celebrate their accomplishment.

 

President Jeff Abernathy (right) congratulates mother-and-son graduates Andrew and Susan Wright.


 


Posted: Mon, April 23rd, 2012 at 8:53AM

 

The Smith Arena, the new addition to the Hogan Center, serves as the primary venue for commencement, convocations, major speakers, concerts, athletics and other major events.

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Student Profile

Emily Johnson

Emily Johnson
Graduation: 2015
Major: POE: Global Health

From volunteering at a hospital in Sierra Leone to racking up awards with the Model United Nations team, Emily Johnson says Alma College has given her many impressive ways to fill her résumé.

“The opportunities at Alma are why I chose the school,” she says. “You don’t have to search far to find them here. Just within my first year, I was able to travel across the country and the world. Alma’s environment really encourages me to use my degree to do unexpected things that will really better the world around me.”

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