Piedmont College To Hold Commencement

Piedmont College will hold Commencement ceremonies this weekend.

Commencement at the Habersham County college will be at 10 a.m., Saturday in the Johnny Mize Athletic Center at the campus in Demorest.

Piedmont College President James F. Mellichamp and Board Chairman Thomas A. “Gus” Arrendale III will present diplomas to 221 students who are recipients of the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Education Specialist, and Doctor of Education degrees.

The Commencement speaker will be Susan Smith-Patrick, Professor of Education at Piedmont College and the 2016 recipient of the Vulcan Materials Company Teaching Excellence Award.