Arkansas State University in Jonesboro will hold the spring commencement ceremony Friday, May 7, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Convocation Center.

Shelley Lunbeck, recipient of the R.E. Lee Wilson Award for 2003-04, will speak on behalf of the students.

Dr. Les Wyatt, president of ASU, will present the various diplomas. The Registrar's Office has listed 998 students as candidates for degrees at both the graduate and undergraduate level. Of that
number, five are for doctoral degrees, 133 are for graduate degrees, and 860 are for undergraduate degrees.

The College of Education and the College of Nursing and Health Professions have the highest number of students graduating, with 193 candidates in each college.

Following the commencement ceremony, a reception for all graduates, their guests, and faculty and staff will be held on the north mezzanine, between the blue and green entrances of the building.

Everyone is invited to attend.

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