More than 340 receive degrees during winter commencement ceremony

Countless hours spent studying textbooks, writing papers and doing research came to fruition Saturday for 347 individuals who received degrees during Tusculum College’s winter commencement ceremonies.

One hundred and seventy nine earned Bachelor of Science degrees in organizational management during a morning ceremony. During an afternoon ceremony 64 earned Master of Arts degrees in education and 104 received Bachelor of Arts degrees.

The new graduates were issued challenges to excel not only in obtaining material success, but also in seeking to fulfill a higher purpose in their careers and lives by student speakers, the campus chaplain and Interim President Dr. Russell Nichols.