Armstrong Spring Commencement is May 7

April 29, 2011 - PRLog -- Armstrong Atlantic State University will hold its spring 2011 commencement ceremony at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 7 in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena in the Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Avenue. The Honorable Jack Kingston, U.S. Representative for the First District of Georgia, will deliver the keynote address.

Approximately 703 degree candidates will be on hand, representing the university's College of Education, College of Health Professions, College of Liberal Arts and the College of Science and Technology.

Armstrong President Linda M. Bleicken and senior members of the university administration will confer the degrees.

The Armstrong Wind Ensemble, conducted by Mark B. Johnson, will provide the musical accompaniment. Lucinda D. Schultz, professor of music, will lead the audience in the singing of the national anthem and the university alma mater.


For more information, visit www.armstrong.edu.

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Armstrong Atlantic State University, part of the University System of Georgia, was founded in 1935. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate academic programs in the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Science and Technology, the College of Education, and the College of Health Professions. Armstrong Atlantic serves more than 7,500 students at its main campus in Savannah and two regional centers in Hinesville and Brunswick. Its diverse student population comes from nearly all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 80 countries. For more information, visit www.armstrong.edu.