Randolph Community College's graduation ceremonies will look a little different this year. In a move to avoid the hot sun and/or stormy weather of past ceremonies at Asheboro High School football stadium, RCC has separated its Curriculum and Adult High School/GED ceremonies and moved them indoors to the Asheboro High School Performing Arts Center.
The Curriculum ceremony will take place at 7 p.m., Friday, May 9, with approximately 144 students participating in the ceremony out of 248 associate degree candidates, 30 diploma candidates, and 65 certificate candidates this year. The Adult High School/GED ceremony will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 10. Forty-one students are expected to participate out of 26 Adult High School Diploma and 259 General Education Development graduates this year.
Dr. Scott Ralls, the new president of the North Carolina Community College System, will give the graduation address for Friday night’s ceremony. Other speakers will include Dr. Robert Shackleford, RCC president; Jerry L. Simpson, vice president for student services; and Charles E. Skeen, Student Government Association president. The conferring of the degrees, diplomas and certificates will be handled by James M. Campbell Jr., chairman of the RCC Board of Trustees; Dr. Phyllis E. Helms, vice president for instructional services; and Christine G. Myers, dean of curriculum programs. Faculty marshals for the 2008 ceremony will be W. Clark Adams, Gregory T. Stewart, and Susan S. Teague.
Dr. Randy Whitfield, associate vice president for academic and student services, Basic Skills Department, NCCCS, will give the graduation address for the Adult High School/GED ceremony Saturday morning. A student speaker, Devon Jarrell of Asheboro, will be featured, as well as special music by vocalist Lyn Koonce. Janett C. Boles, coordinator for adult basic education, will assist James Campbell and Phyllis Helms in the conferring of the diplomas. Faculty marshals are Jerry Barnes, Dé Corbett, and Judy Cox.
RCC Student Ambassadors William G. Allen, Brenda L. Lopez, Jennifer D. Priddy, and Kristopher Tarot will serve as graduation marshals.
Following both ceremonies, receptions for graduates and their guests will be held at the Foundation Conference Center on the Asheboro Campus at 629 Industrial Park Avenue.
