Kennesaw State University will celebrate a milestone during summer commencement next week when the 100,000th graduate receives a degree from the Cobb County institution.
The notable graduate will join almost 1,600 other students set to graduate in three ceremonies on July 29 and Aug. 1.
Dwight “Ike” Reighard, president and CEO of MUST Ministries will deliver the keynote address at the 3 p.m. ceremony on the Kennesaw campus on July 29. Mason Zimmerman, a senior vice president for Pope & Land Enterprises, Inc. will speak during the Graduate College commencement later that day on the Kennesaw campus. Ron Koger, special assistant to KSU’s president, be the speaker during commencement ceremonies on the Marietta campus on Aug. 1.
About 5,500 students graduate from Kennesaw State each year. The school, which began as a junior college, awarded its first bachelor’s degrees in 1980. Since then the university has grown to offer more than 100 degree programs.
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