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Whitworth sends out record
graduating class at commencement
Whitworth's 2008 graduates will connect their worldview convictions to a broad range of vocational arenas, from the political – working for Senator John McCain in Washington, D.C. – to the theatrical – stage-managing productions at Busch Gardens Europe. Others will pursue master's and doctoral degrees at noted institutions in fields such as public policy, theology and physics.
The university honored nearly 660 bachelor's and master's degree recipients at commencement ceremonies in May. Whitworth Professor of Political Science Julia Stronks, whom Whitworth's seniors had named Most Influential Female Professor for 2008, was keynote speaker for the 118th undergraduate commencement ceremony.
Stronks, who spoke on "Citizenship in a Broken but Redeemed World," came to Whitworth in 1994. A graduate of Dordt College, she earned her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law and her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. In 2003, she was honored with Dordt's Distinguished Alumni Award.
Bill Robinson, completing his 15th year as Whitworth's president, spoke at the graduate ceremony on "Leading through Sacrifice." Robinson, an expert on leadership and communication, is the author of two books, Leading People from the Middle (Executive Excellence, 2002) and Incarnate Leadership (Zondervan, 2009). The master's-degree ceremony honored the graduates of the Master of Business Administration, Master of International Management, Master in Teaching, and Graduate Studies in Education programs.
Baccalaureate 2008 featured a homily, "The Thomas Option," by Assistant Professor of Theology Adam Neder, who came to Whitworth in 2004 and was voted Most Influential Male Professor this year by the Class of 2008. Neder graduated from Covenant College and earned his M.Div. and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary.
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