50th Anniversary Class to Graduate from Charleston Southern University

CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston Southern University’s graduation ceremony May 9 at 10 a.m. at the North Charleston Coliseum will be the culmination of the university’s 50^th Anniversary celebration.

Approximately 500 undergraduate and graduate students will receive degrees at the ceremony.

Guest speaker will be Kenneth M. Evans, president of Lord & Evans Capital Group and a retired businessman, who has served as president and CEO of Armor All Products and group president for Home Care Products at Eastman Kodak Company. He has served on numerous boards including Charleston Southern’s Board of Trustees, Board of Visitors and the Buc Club Board of Directors.

Evans and his wife, Phyllis, are longtime friends of the university and have established three endowed scholarships at CSU.

In addition to awarding diplomas to graduates, the university will give several special awards, including:

• An honorary doctorate in business to Kenneth M. Evans
• Emeritus professor of music to Eugene Henry Koester
• Distinguished professor designation to John F. Harper, Jeryl W. Johnson and James E. Roberts
• Excellence in Teaching Award to Celeste L. McMaster
• The John A. Barry Scholar Award:   Ashley Nicole Allen (major: chemistry; minors: math and applied physics)
• The Hunter Cup:   Christian Thomas Reyes
• The Myrtle E. Hamrick Award:   Christina Marie Jones
• Carolyn Killen Hunter Outstanding Christian Teacher Endowed Scholarship and Award:  Candace Nicole Kyle

About Charleston Southern

Charleston Southern is a liberal arts university and is one of South Carolina’s largest accredited, independent universities, enrolling 3,400 students. Recognized as one of America’s Best Christian Colleges, CSU is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. The University’s vision is to be a Christian university nationally recognized for integrating faith in learning, leading and serving.