SIOUX CENTER, IA (05/10/2013)(readMedia)-- Dordt College awarded 307 diplomas at the 2013 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10, in the B.J. Haan Auditorium. Among them were the following local students.
Erin Conley of West Liberty, Iowa, graduated with a bachelor of science in engineering degree in engineering.
Abigail Davis of Davenport, Iowa, graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in environmental science.
Among this year's graduates, 288 earned baccalaureate degrees, 13 associate of arts degrees, and six master of education degrees. The baccalaureate degrees presented included bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of science in engineering, bachelor of science in nursing, and bachelor of social work degrees.
Dordt College President Dr. Erik Hoekstra will give the commencement address, "Building for the King." Hoekstra began his term as the fourth president of Dordt College at the start of the academic year.
Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive Christian college rooted in the Reformed tradition. U.S. News & World Report, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review all list Dordt on their best colleges lists. Dordt is home to approximately 1,400 students. To learn more about Dordt College, visit www.dordt.edu.
