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Winter Commencement Scheduled for December 15 Meredith College will hold its Winter Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. in Jones Auditorium. Barbara Goodmon, president and executive director of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation, will serve as speaker for Meredith’s Winter Commencement. Goodmon graduated from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing in Memphis, Tenn., in 1965. She is a 1994 graduate of Meredith College and completed the master of liberal studies program at North Carolina State University in 2000. She has served on a number of community boards and brings a wealth of experience to the Fletcher Foundation. With primary interests in the field of human service, Goodmon has served as chairman of the Salvation Army, vice chairman of The Healing Place of Wake County, and chairman of Wake County Human Services. She has received the William Booth Award from the Salvation Army and was inducted into the Academy of Women of the Raleigh YWCA. Approximately 90 students will receive undergraduate or graduate degrees from Meredith during the event. The College will confer Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education and Master of Science in nutrition degrees. Visit www.meredith.edu/commencement/ for more information. Date Submitted: 2007-12-05 |