MACON - Mercer University awarded an honorary doctor of science degree to W. Douglas Skelton, M.D., public health director for Chatham and Effingham Counties, Georgia Department of Human Resources, at the School of Medicine commencement on May 6. Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey made the presentation to Skelton after Julie Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, gave the commencement address.
MACON - Macon resident Amy Bourgeois Moore, M.D., was presented the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Student Humanism in Medicine Award from Mercer University School of Medicine during commencement May 6 in Macon. Moore, who also received her doctor of medicine degree at the commencement, was chosen by the medical school faculty for her empathetic, sensitive and respective behavior in providing patient care.
MACON - Macon resident Edwin W. Grimsley, M.D., was presented the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Faculty Humanism in Medicine Award from Mercer University School of Medicine during commencement May 6 in Macon. Grimsley was chosen by the Class of 2006 for his empathetic, sensitive and respective behavior in providing patient care.
MACON, Ga.- Mercer's 18th annual "Big Auction," to benefit the Bears' athletic program, will be held today at the University Center. Silent items will be up for bid from noon until 7 p.m., with live items going on the block at 7:30 p.m. There is no admission charge and refreshments will be provided this year for those in attendance.
Numerous outstanding items will be up for bid, including trips to Puerto Rico, Mexico, Disney World, Hilton Head and a week-long stay at a Vermont chalet. Sports memorabilia like footballs signed by Denver Broncos' tight end Wesley Duke and Vince Dooley, and a framed and matted autographed photo of Packers' legend Brett Favre. An autographed photo of Dominique Wilkins will also be part of the live auction. The silent auction features items such as ticket packages to selected Braves', Falcons' and Hawks' games and rounds of golf at nationally-recognized courses throughout the Southeast. For more information, go to the "Big...
A-Sun Conference Tournament Information
MACON, Ga. – Taking one game in Jacksonville secured Mercer its first return bid to the Atlantic Sun Conference...
This past Saturday's Mercer commencement -- which included graduates from the College of Liberal Arts, School of Engineering, Stetson School of Business and Economics and Tift College of Education -- will be re-broadcast Wednesday, May 17, on WCOX15 on Cox Communications (locals only, channel 15). The commencement, which was held Saturday morning at the University Center, was broadcast live by Cox on channel 15.
The re-broadcast, which will give those who participated or attended the ceremony an opportunity to watch it on local (Macon) cable television, will begin at 6 p.m.
ATLANTA - Mercer University will hold its final four commencements of the year on Saturday, May 20, on the University's Cecil B. Day Campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta. The ceremonies will be the last that Dr. R. Kirby Godsey will preside over as president and CEO of Mercer. Dr. Godsey, the longest serving president in the University's history and the longest serving seated university president in Georgia, will step down as president on June 30 after more than 27 years and will become chancellor and university professor.
On Saturday, Dr. Godsey will shake the hand of the final graduate of his presidency after more 250 commencements and more than 30,000 graduates. The last commencement Saturday will be the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, beginning at 5:30 p.m. A member of the class of 2006 Executive Master of Business Administration program will receive the final handshake.
Prior to the final commencement, three other ceremonies will...
Macon, GA---This weekend, Mercer University and Cox Communications will partner to bring the Mercer graduation ceremony to all Middle Georgians. Home viewers can watch the ceremony live and from the comfort of their homes on Saturday, May 13, at 10 a.m. on WCOX15, Locals Only (Cox Channel 15). Those in attendance will also have the opportunity to watch the broadcast re-aired on Wednesday, May 17, at 6 p.m.
"As a Mercer alum, this partnership holds special significance for me," said Lynn Murphey, Director of Community and Government Relations for Cox. "It's been a few years since my own graduation, so I'm looking forward to watching the ceremony on WCOX15."
The 10 a.m. commencement - which includes the College of Liberal Arts, Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, School of Engineering and Tift College of Education - is the largest of the University's 10 commencements. More than 460 graduates will be in attendance at the ceremony, to...
WHO: Members of the Class of 2006 whose parents also graduated during the presidency of retiring Mercer University President and CEO R. Kirby Godsey, including the Rev. Craig Williamson, CLA '80, and his wife, Catherine Madsen Williamson, CLA '78, MSE '80, and their daughter, Andilyn Williamson, CLA '06.
WHO: Three Mercer University ROTC cadets, including Lucas DeStevens, of Mexico, N.Y., who is ranked No. 45 in the nation out of the more than 4,000 ROTC cadets, will be commissioned as officers in the United States Army. Mercer University Medical School graduate Lt. Col. Robert C. Campbell, M.D. will address the new officers.
