Grove City College awarded degrees to 511 new graduates on May 18, 2019 and welcomed U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse to speak at its 139th Commencement.
Sasse and Rev. Rufus Smith IV, senior pastor of Hope Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tenn., who spoke at the May 17, 2019 Baccalaureate ceremony, received honorary degrees recognizing their contributions to their fields of endeavor and society. Sasse collected a Doctor of Human Letters degree and Smith a Doctor of Divinity degree.
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Grove City College celebrated its 138th Commencement on Saturday, May 19, 2018 by sending 578 new graduates on to bright futures in the world beyond campus with a message about calling and leadership.
The College conferred an honorary Doctor of Science degree to retired NASA Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams. Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson, a noted Scottish theologian and preacher who spoke at Friday’s Baccalaureate service, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree.