Commencement Ceremonies
May 4, 2008

Two hundred and twenty-one graduates were awarded diplomas during commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 4th at Defiance College. Journalist and author Maria Hinojosa delivered the commencement address. Graduating senior Erby Lopez was recognized with the bronze Pilgrim Medal, and faculty members Dr. Kenneth Christiansen and Professor Frank Sanders were bestowed with the rank of professor emeritus.

Let Your Life Speak!
Dr. Kenneth Christiansen Baccalaureate Meditation
Graduates in the class of 2008, families, friends, colleagues on the faculty and staff of Defiance College: It is good to be here with you on this great and glorious day at the completion of another academic year when some of us are graduating. I include myself because, after 34 years of teaching, I am also graduating. Some call it retirement. I, on the other hand, have been wondering for close to 65 years what I am going to do when I grow up, and now I get to find out!
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