UNG awards degrees to spring 2018 graduates

The University of North Georgia announces degrees and certificates awarded for the spring 2018 semester, including hundreds awarded in commencement exercises held May 4 and 5 at the university.

Lindsay Chasteen of Calhoun, GA, Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Special Education, Cum Laude

Adam Gordy of Calhoun, GA, Bachelor of Science in Dual Degree, Physics and Engineering,

Brandon Scoggins of Resaca, GA, Bachelor of Science in Physics, Summa Cum Laude

Some 1,250 graduates participated in the first- ever commencement ceremonies in UNG’s new Convocation Center. For spring semester, UNG awarded some 1,800 degrees and certificates.

UNG invited three keynote speakers for the weekend ceremonies: Gen. Stephen Townsend and Bill Mitchell, both UNG alumni, and Yvette Daniels.

Townsend, commander of U. S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) at Fort Eustis, Virginia, and only the second fourstar general to have graduated from UNG, spoke at the May 4 ceremony for graduates of the College of Arts and Letters.

Daniels, director of university relations for the Georgia Department of Public Health, spoke at the May 5 ceremony at 9 a. m. for graduates of the College of Education, College of Health Sciences & Professions and University College.

Mitchell, president of Cici’s Pizza, spoke at the May 5 ceremony at 2 p. m. for graduates of the Mike Cottrell College of Business, College of Science & Mathematics and the Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental & Spatial Analysis.

Separate commissioning ceremonies were May 4- 5 for 62 members of the Corps of Cadets entering the armed forces as second lieutenants. The individual ceremonies attended by families, friends, faculty, and staff recognized the cadets’ service and leadership. Later, during the main commencement ceremony, the cadets again were recognized for their service and repeated their oaths, after which they received a standing ovation from the crowd.

Positioned in the fastest- growing region of the state, the University of North Georgia comprises five campuses united by a single mission focused on academic excellence and academic and co- curricular programs that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society. The University of North Georgia is a University System of Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia. With more than 19,000 students, the University of North Georgia is the state’s sixth- largest public university. The university offers more than 100 programs of study ranging from certificate and associate degrees to professional doctoral programs.