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ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø graduation set for Dec. 15

Claude Pressnell, president of the Tennessee Independent Colleges and University Association, will be the keynote speaker at ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø's Dec. 15 graduation.
Claude Pressnell, president of the Tennessee Independent Colleges and University Association, will be the keynote speaker at ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø's Dec. 15 graduation.

JACKSON, Tenn.Dec. 12, 2012 — More than 300 students will graduate from ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø Dec. 15 during a ceremony at West Jackson Baptist Church.

Among those who will receive degrees are about 125 graduate students, including several Doctor of Education graduates and the university’s first two Doctor of Ministry graduates.

Claude Pressnell, president of the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association, will be the keynote speaker at the 11 a.m. ceremony. Pressnell is the former president of the TICUA Foundation and has served on the boards of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and Trinity Forum, as well as ÃÈÃÃÉçÇøâ€™s Board of Trustees.

As part of the ceremony, ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø will present the Robert E. Craig Service Award to Jack and Zan Holmes. The Holmes’ are ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø alumni and have been generous donors to the university, strong supporters of ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø athletics and key leaders in the community, ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø President David S. Dockery said.


Media contact: Tim Ellsworth, news@uu.edu, 731-661-5215