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Spring Graduation Speaker
April 20, 2005
CARROLLTON,
GA - Richard H. Glanton, senior vice president of corporate development
for Exelon Corporation and University of West Georgia alumnus, will deliver
the commencement address at the UWG spring graduation ceremony at Grisham
Stadium on Wednesday, May 11, at 8 p.m.
This year’s graduation exercises will be preceded by a series of receptions earlier in the afternoon hosted by the University of West Georgia Alumni Association at the Alumni House. During the receptions, faculty members and the dean of each college will be present to congratulate the students and their families. The reception for the College of Arts and Sciences and the Honors College will begin at 1:30 p.m., at 3 p.m. the faculty of the College of Business will meet with its graduates, and the College of Education will honor its graduates at their reception at 4 p.m. Individuals earning degrees from the Graduate School are invited to attend the reception for the academic area of their major field of study.
Glanton graduated from West Georgia in 1968 with a bachelor’s in English and received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1972. Currently, he is senior vice president of corporate development for Exelon Corporation. Prior to this position, Glanton was a partner in the Philadelphia offices of the law firms of Reed Smith and Wolf Block from 1983 to 2003 and served as deputy counsel to Richard L. Thornburgh, former governor of Pennsylvania, from 1979 until 1983.
Glanton is a member of the board of directors of Aqua America, Inc. and the Geo Group, Inc. Past accomplishments include serving as president of the Barnes Foundation from June of 1990 to February of 1998, director of PECO Energy from 1990 to 2000, and serving on the Board of General Accident Insurance Company.
If severe weather threatens the commencement ceremony, a decision will be made by 5 p.m. that day, based on the weather information available at that time, to either proceed with the ceremony or implement the rain alternative. If light rain is expected, the intent is to proceed with the ceremony, so umbrellas would be appropriate. Students and guests should check the UWG website at www.westga.edu by 5 p.m. on May 11 for information on the final decision.
If the ceremony is postponed, three indoor ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 14, in the Health and Physical Education (HPE) Building on the UWG campus in order to accommodate all family and guests of the graduates. Graduates should report to the HPE Building one hour before the appropriate ceremony:
9 a.m. — College of Education: Undergraduates and Graduates
Noon — College of Arts and Sciences: Undergraduates and Graduates
3 p.m. — Richards College of Business: Undergraduates and Graduates
For more information, contact the UWG Office of Public Relations at 678-839-6464.
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