The Ward Men
Saturday, May 5th. We had breakfast at the hotel and left about 7:40 for the college graduation, tickets in hand. Henry dropped us off near the auditorium and found parking. It was drizzling. It was supposed to be sunny, but twas not to be. Anyway, Mr. Main was having trouble walking so he and wife were let in a side door and the rest of us waited in line. We found seating right next to them on the right side of the auditorium on the main floor.
Program started at 9:00 and everyone started marching in. We sang eight stanzas of All Creatures of our God and King, (come lift your voice and let us sing, hallelulah.) The faculty and staff came in on the upper level from both sides and walked into the choir loft. Looked like little ducks at a shooting gallery. Then the graduates started receiving their diplomas. The program had each listed under their
school and degree (B.S., BA, Music, etc). They each walked up to the platform and shook hands with the college president then walked across the stage. No names were announced. There were two large screens and the grad’s name would appear so you had to pay attention. Meanwhile, several students gave testimonies. Those with honors had ribbons on their shoulders. White was cum laude. Red was magna cum laude (3.75 - 3.90 GPA) and Gold was summa cum laude (above 3.90).
Our son had a red one, so he was easier to spot. We saw Stephen Patrick Ward on the screen and did a soft “yeah!” and cried as he walked off. It was such a long, hard road for him, but we are so happy it is over and that he really did well. My son, the magna cum laude grad.
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