December 6,  2005

LIVINGSTON, Ala.—The University of West Alabama will honor 324 graduates during fall commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005. The ceremony takes place at 10:30 a.m. in Pruitt Gymnasium on the UWA campus.  

Also during the ceremony, the institution will honor three inductees into the Golden Key Society: Dr. Patricia A. DeMay, who served as a UWA professor in elementary and early childhood education from 1981-2000; UWA alumnus Dr. Jack V. Powell, who recently retired at the rank of Professor Emeritus, School of Teacher Education, after 31 years of service to The University of Georgia; and UWA alumnus Scott Tew, Ciba Specialty Chemicals’ Head of Public Affairs in North America.

Guests must have tickets, which are available from graduates, to attend the ceremony in Pruitt. Overflow seating to watch the commencement exercises will be available in Bibb Graves Auditorium and the Bell Conference Center.