Students decorated their graduation caps, including one who added the phrase, “All Glory to God.” (Record Photo by Mary-Catherine Kinslow)
Spalding University conferred 585 degrees during commencement exercises May 9 at The Galt House Hotel.
Keynote speaker and former Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes received an honorary degree and addressed the school’s 167 undergraduate and 418 graduate students.
Dawes, a convert to the Catholic faith, told the graduates, “Each and every one of you, remember you are children of God.”
Spalding graduates adjusted their caps and gowns before processing into commencement. (Record Photo by Mary-Catherine Kinslow)
Spalding graduates prepared to receive their degrees during commencement. (Record Photo by Mary-Catherine Kinslow)
Spalding graduates prepared to receive their degrees during commencement. (Record Photo by Mary-Catherine Kinslow)