December 4, 2007

LIVINGSTON, Ala.--The University of West Alabama will honor nearly 600 graduates during fall commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007. The ceremony takes place at 10:30 a.m. in Pruitt Gymnasium on the UWA campus, with the Presidential Reception open to all graduates and their guests beginning at 8 a.m. in the Bell Conference Center.
 

The University will confer degrees in the colleges of Business, Education, Liberal Arts, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics; the Division of Nursing; and the School of Graduate Studies.
 

In addition, UWA will induct former physical education instructor Violet Reed and former physical science professor Richard Thurn into the Society of the Golden Key, the highest honor bestowed upon a UWA graduate or faculty member.
 

Andrew I. Kilgore, a retired U.S. Ambassador to the Emirate of Qatar and a 1943 UWA graduate, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws.
 

Longtime professor Dr. Richard Buckner will be honored for his service to the University, earning recognition as Emeritus Professor of Biology.
 

Guests must have tickets, which are available from the graduates, to attend the ceremony in Pruitt Gym. Overflow seating to watch the commencement exercises will be available in Bibb Graves Auditorium and the Bell Conference Center. For more information, call 205-652-3752.