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HPU graduates nearly
1,000 in spring, summer
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Kalamalama staff
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More than 600 students in the spring and nearly 400 students
in the summer graduated from HPU in its 54th and 55th commencement
ceremonies at the Waikiki Shell, according to administrative
support staffer Ruby Okano.
Keynote speaker for the May 14 graduation, and recipient of
the Fellow of the Pacific Award, was Richard Halloran, New York
Times veteran and current columnist on Asia-U.S. relations. |
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Three valedictory speakers, representing on-campus, military
campus and graduate programs, also made presentations. They
were, respectively: Teneal Jones, John Bandy, and Gerald Hofwolt.
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Keynote speaker for the summer commencement ceremonies on
August 4, graduating nearly 400 students, was Dr. Thomas Farewell,
president of Oceanic Institute, which recently bcame an HPU
partner.
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| Summer valedictory speakers included Stacy Thourot
of Kahalu‘u for on-campus programs. She received a B.S.B.A.
with a major in finance and a minor in entrepreneurial studies.
She graduated with a 4.0 GPA. |
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| Military Campus programs valedictorian was William
Akridge, formerly of Prince George, Virginia, who also received
a B.S.B.A. |
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| Graduate degree programs valedictory speaker Timothy
Collins, formerly of Lapeer, Michigan, received a Master of Arts
in Diplomacy and Military Studies. |
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| Thourot, who is the mother of two boys, ages 4
and 6, served as vice president and president of the Alpha Chi
Honor Society, and was a member of Delta Mu Delta and Alpha Sigma
Lambda Honor Societies. She led two community-service projects,
a library clean-up for Hawaii Literacy, and a teddy-bear giveaway
at the Hawaii Nursing Home. |
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| Collins is employed as a private consultant to
international development agencies. He works overseas in areas
of transition, including active war zones and post-war reconstructive
environments and is currently on break from an overseas assignment
in Montenegro. |
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| Akridge, an Operation Specialist First Class in
Anti-Submarine Warfare Forces, graduated with a BSBAdministration
in finance. He is a member of the Alpha Chi and Delta Mu Delta
Honor Societies and COMSUBPAC First Class Association. |
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