Southwest
Baptist University News Release
Contact: Charlotte Marsch, Director of Marketing and Communications
(417) 328-1803 / cmarsch@sbuniv.edu
Gilmore
to speak at SBU’s Spring Commencement May 18
BOLIVAR,
Mo. — Chaplain Col.
Gary D. Gilmore, state chaplain for the Missouri National Guard, will deliver
the commencement address for Southwest Baptist University’s Spring Commencement
at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, on the Merrill Burnidge Memorial Forum on the main
campus in Bolivar.
Chaplain
Gilmore is a 1979 SBU graduate and has a Master of Divinity degree from
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He is a former
member of the SBU Board of Trustees, and his wife, Susan, is a current SBU
Trustee.
Minda Cox
of Bolivar will deliver the Bob R. Derryberry Senior Address. Senior Music will
be provided by Amy Jo McDevitt and Brandon Edward Burns accompanied by Michael
Womack.
Four
retiring faculty members will be recognized: Cathy Beck,
PT, Ph.D., ACCE, a professor in the department of physical therapy; Dianna
Callahan, lecturer of art; Tom Hollis, Ph.D., professor of education; and Rosalyn
Snellen, Ph.D., senior professor of biology.
Cindy Rice, director of private scholarship development,
also will be recognized for her retirement that was effective March 31.
Award presentations will include the student Life
Beautiful Awards and the Orien B. Hendrex Distinguished Teacher Award.
For more information, call Paula Livingston, director of
major events, at (417) 328-1807.
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