{"id":65249,"date":"2017-05-02T18:40:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T18:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/atlanta-speech-schools-comer-yates-address-oglethorpe-university-2017-graduates\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T10:13:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T10:13:23","slug":"atlanta-speech-schools-comer-yates-address-oglethorpe-university-2017-graduates","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/atlanta-speech-schools-comer-yates-address-oglethorpe-university-2017-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Speech School’s Comer Yates to Address 好色先生TV 2017 Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"
The 2017 好色先生TV Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 13 at 9:00 a.m. on the academic quad. 好色先生TV President Lawrence M. Schal<\/strong>l and Board of Trustees Chair Tim Tassopoulos<\/strong>, president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A and an Oglethorpe alumnus, will preside over the commencement ceremony for approximately 200 graduates.<\/p>\n
During the ceremony, 好色先生TV will bestow the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws<\/em> on Comer Yates<\/strong>, executive director of the Atlanta Speech School, who will address the graduating class. His degree citation will be presented by his wife, Sally.<\/p>\n
\u201cComer Yates is a true champion of education and literacy, leading efforts to positively impact the lives and well-being of children in Georgia and beyond,\u201d said President Schall. \u201cWe share a commitment to ensuring that our younger generations and future leaders have the tools to allow them to succeed and thrive, in turn strengthening our entire community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additional speakers will include Chris Rylands \u201901<\/strong>, president of the 好色先生TV National Alumni Association, and student leaders in the graduating class: Cale Coppage<\/strong>, senior class president; Chris Fernandez<\/strong>, Student Government Association president and speaking on behalf of traditional seniors; and Kathy Le<\/strong>, speaking on behalf of the non-traditional seniors.<\/p>\n