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PLAINVIEW, TX — Fifty-Nine 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ Baptist University students are scheduled to participate in commencement ceremonies at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Hutcherson Center on the university’s Plainview campus.

Dr. Cindy McClenagan, Vice President for Academic Affairs, will present the candidates for degrees to Dr. Donna Hedgepath, President, who will confer degrees. She will be assisted by Carole Harbison, secretary of 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ’s Board of Trustees.

Candidates for graduation include four students scheduled to receive doctoral degrees, 14 students set to receive master’s degrees, 40 students planning to receive bachelor’s degrees, and one student set to be awarded an associate’s degree. There are 42 candidates for graduation from Texas, nine candidates from six other states, and eight international students from six countries.

51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging, learning-focused, and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to God and humankind. The university was established in 1908 by pioneer physician Dr. James Henry 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ, who believed that education should be accessible to all and that it should be grounded in faith in Christ. 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ is the oldest institution of higher education in continuous existence on the High Plains of Texas and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.