Campbell confers over 300 graduate degrees

     At ceremonies held Sunday, May 14, Campbell University hooded 307 candidates for advanced degrees in law, pharmacy, education, business and divinity.
     A total of 101 students graduated from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, with 32 completing requirements for the advocacy track, four completing requirements for the business track and one completing both business and advocacy tracks.
     Hooding speaker Judge David B. Sentelle, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, warned graduates of becoming a lawyer joke.
     “Today, many lawyers are viewed as hucksters,” Sentelle said. “We are a learned and valued profession when we do it right, but if you don’t take action to protect our profession, you may not have a respected profession to leave your daughters and sons.”
     The Campbell University School of Pharmacy hooded 81 Doctor of Pharmacy candidates at the ceremony held in D. Rich Memorial Hall.
     “Way to go!” shouted speaker Anthony Civello, President of Stores for Kerr Drug, Inc. “Welcome to a very exciting profession. I have been in pharmacy for over 35 years and my career has been exhilarating,” Civello said. “I wish that for you too.”
     Civello spoke of the growing trends and challenges facing pharmacy today. “We’re trying to bring community pharmacy and patient care together,” he said. “But one of our greatest challenges is to make the public aware of the important role of the pharmacist in total health care.”
     Dr. Clinton L. Brown, Associate professor in the School of Education at Mt. Olive College, began his address at the School of Education with funny anecdotes about the classroom and the importance of humor.
     “We are in education and psychology and we deal with children and patients everyday and humor is very important to get us through the day,” he said. “The number one thing about education is the improvement and enhancement of self.”
    The School of Education hooded a total of 32 graduates: 23 Master of Education, six Master of School Administration and three Master of Arts in Community Counseling.
     Campbell graduate Charles L. Frederick, regional president of RBC Centura Bank, spoke at the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business ceremony. Frederick chose Campbell University because of the family atmosphere and emphasis on morality.
     “Character does matter and being ethical means all the time,” he said. “Everyday you have a choice. Keep your dreams in front of you.”
     The School of Business hooded 66 graduates, including 33 Master of Business Administration/Bachelor of Business Administration candidates and 33 Master of Business Administration degrees.
     Dr. Marsha Foster Boyd, Director of Accreditation and Leadership Education for the Association of Theological Schools, spoke at the Campbell University Divinity School hooding ceremony held at Memorial Baptist Church.
     “There are no limits to what God wants to do in your life,” said Boyd. “Things come up, but God comes in and says go another way. The work of the Holy Spirit allows us to do what we think is impossible.”
      A total of 27 candidates received divinity degrees, including 19 Master of Divinity and eight Master of Arts in Christian Education.
      Dr. George Braswell, Senior Professor of World Religions at the Campbell Divinity School, delivered the Commencement Sermon on Sunday.


Photo Copy: Professor of Clinical Research, Dr. Rick Turner, hoods Stacy Lynn Jasper who received a Master of Science degree in Clinical Research at Campbell’s hooding ceremonies on Sunday, May 14.