we are continuing here."
The question of who was the better
student brought laughs. Elliot graduated
Summa Cum Laude and Nadine, Magna
Cum Laude.
"It was crazy," Nadine said. "We
pushed each other, especially in the
classes we took together."
"I would say we excelled in our own
special areas," Samuel Elliot said.
Ava Walker's grandchild was in the
audience Saturday. She earned a Bachelor
of Arts in mass communication.
"How did I do this?" Walker laughed.
"Prayer and no home cooking. But we
survived."
The new graduate hopes to turn an
internship at a local radio station into a
full-time "on-air" job.
Tiffany Lee, a psychology major who
worked throughout college, has an
ambitious plan.
"I am moving to Atlanta to start an
organization for young women called
Opened Cocoon," Lee said. "I plan to get
a graduate degree in counseling and a
Ph.D. in divinity with a concentration in
counseling."
Approximately 5,000 attended the
ceremony on a warm, sunny and breezy
morning. Commencement was held on
Lumbee Guaranty Field in the Grace P.
Johnson Stadium.
Dr. Beth Maisonpierre, a 25-year
member of the Music Department faculty,
was grand marshal. During the ceremony,
she received the UNC Board of Governors
Award for Teaching Excellence from Dr.
Cheryl Marvileane Locklear, a member of
the UNC Board of Governors and a 1975
graduate.
Baptist Church delivered the invocation.
Greetings during Commencement were
provided by Dr. Locklear, Dr. Freda Porter
`78 on behalf of the Board of Trustees, Dr.
Anthony Curtis on behalf of the faculty,
Arjay Quizon on behalf of the students
and Floyd Locklear '86 on behalf of the
Alumni Association.