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Wright State to graduate more than 2,000 on Saturday
Wright State University will bestow more than 2,200 degrees on Saturday, June 13, to graduating students at the university’s 43rd semiannual commencement ceremony. The event will be held at 10 a.m. in the Ervin J. Nutter Center.
Wright State President David R. Hopkins will deliver the keynote address. David H. Ponitz, former president of Sinclair Community College, will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree
Wright State received applications for 2,207 degrees: 1,486 bachelor’s degrees, 656 master’s degrees, 31 philosophy doctorates and 34 associates degrees.
Included in the graduating class are 85 international students representing 26 nations. The class includes 33 Hispanic students, 67 Asian students and 174 African-American students, according to Wright State officials. This graduating class has 1,276 women and 931 men. The youngest graduate is 17 years old and the oldest is 65.
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