Graduation draws near
Students say their final goodbyes to Drury
Kaitlyn McConnell
Issue date: 5/6/09 Section: News
In less than two weeks, approximately 600 Drury students will be faced with the proverbial goodbyes and hellos attached to only one thing: graduation.
This year's graduation ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 16 with baccalaureate ceremonies for day school students. The ceremony, which will be held in Stone Chapel, will run until approximately 11 a.m. and will be led by Paul Davis. Davis, who graduated from Drury in 1950 with a bachelor's degree in English, has also earned a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry, which led him in his career as pastor of three churches in Missouri and Kansas throughout his career. He has also served as a member of Drury's Board of Trustees. At the conclusion of baccalaureate, students will be dismissed to attend a brunch with their families in the Findlay Student Center.
For Drury's CGCS students, the commencement ceremony will start at 12 p.m. Later that afternoon, day school students will become Drury University alumni at their ceremony at 2:30 p.m.
The CGCS graduates will be addressed by Dr. Dan Beach, Drury's associate dean for graduate programs in the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies. Beach has been associated with the university since 1983, when he began serving as the director of teacher education for Drury University and the chair of the Drury School of Education and Child Development. He also supervised the undergraduate and graduate programs and taught secondary education program courses and graduate-level courses. In addition, Beach is known as a leader throughout the Springfield area for his role as former principal at Springfield's Parkview High School and Hickory Hills middle and elementary schools.
Day school students will have the opportunity to be addressed by two individuals: Mary Beth O'Reilly and Javier Detrinidad. O'Reilly originally moved to Springfield when she was 3 years old and has lived in Missouri ever since. She graduated from Drury in 1988 with a degree in nursing and has completed work toward a master's in education. O'Reilly has fostered her legacy in the Springfield community by founding the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks. A breast cancer survivor, O'Reilly began the organization which today serves as a resource and support center for women throughout the area diagnosed with breast cancer. The group holds a wide variety of fundraisers to fund their various programs and services; they have currently distributed over $775,000 throughout the area through a wide variety of ways, such as providing free mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women, providing educational programs for organizations and beginning the first "Young Survivors Support Group" in the area.
Student Body President Javier Detrinidad will be a featured speaker at the day school graduation as well.
This year's graduation ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 16 with baccalaureate ceremonies for day school students. The ceremony, which will be held in Stone Chapel, will run until approximately 11 a.m. and will be led by Paul Davis. Davis, who graduated from Drury in 1950 with a bachelor's degree in English, has also earned a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry, which led him in his career as pastor of three churches in Missouri and Kansas throughout his career. He has also served as a member of Drury's Board of Trustees. At the conclusion of baccalaureate, students will be dismissed to attend a brunch with their families in the Findlay Student Center.
For Drury's CGCS students, the commencement ceremony will start at 12 p.m. Later that afternoon, day school students will become Drury University alumni at their ceremony at 2:30 p.m.
The CGCS graduates will be addressed by Dr. Dan Beach, Drury's associate dean for graduate programs in the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies. Beach has been associated with the university since 1983, when he began serving as the director of teacher education for Drury University and the chair of the Drury School of Education and Child Development. He also supervised the undergraduate and graduate programs and taught secondary education program courses and graduate-level courses. In addition, Beach is known as a leader throughout the Springfield area for his role as former principal at Springfield's Parkview High School and Hickory Hills middle and elementary schools.
Day school students will have the opportunity to be addressed by two individuals: Mary Beth O'Reilly and Javier Detrinidad. O'Reilly originally moved to Springfield when she was 3 years old and has lived in Missouri ever since. She graduated from Drury in 1988 with a degree in nursing and has completed work toward a master's in education. O'Reilly has fostered her legacy in the Springfield community by founding the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks. A breast cancer survivor, O'Reilly began the organization which today serves as a resource and support center for women throughout the area diagnosed with breast cancer. The group holds a wide variety of fundraisers to fund their various programs and services; they have currently distributed over $775,000 throughout the area through a wide variety of ways, such as providing free mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women, providing educational programs for organizations and beginning the first "Young Survivors Support Group" in the area.
Student Body President Javier Detrinidad will be a featured speaker at the day school graduation as well.
Article last update: 5/5/09 at 8:04 PM CST
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