Bonita Gay Brogdon Mitchell, a 1983 Bluefield State College graduate, delivered BSC's Associate Degree Commencement Address. She is Director of the West Virginia Area Green Thumb program.
She told the capacity audience of 1998 graduates, their families, and their friends, "I encourage you to be dreamers. Our dreams may often lead us down low, lonely cold places, but they can also lift us to high and mighty places. After going through the challenges each of you has faced, tonight's graduation means that you have reached a dream. It is a time of celebration."
Mitchell concluded by reminding the Class of '98, "If you pursue the goals you dreamed about--the goals for which you have been predestined--you are a success!"
BSC President Dr. Robert Moore extended congratulations to the graduates, their families, and friends. He told the graduates, "We are confident that the contributions you will make to your region, society, and to those around you will enhance the lives of those you touch."
The Baccalaureate portion of BSC's Commencement Exercises will take place at 10 a.m. today at the Ned Shott Gym. Two hundred forty-six students will receive degrees. The 434 graduates of BSC's class of '97 join the ranks of BSC alumni, now numbering more than 14,000.
Dr. Jack S. Russell, the Appalachian Regional Commission's Director of External Affairs and Customer Relations, will deliver today's Commencement Address.
Members of the BSC class of 1948 will be honored during the Baccalaureate Commencement upon the 50th anniversary of their graduation from the College. The winner of the BSC Foundation's "Outstanding Faculty Award" for 1998 will also be named during today's commencement exercises.
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