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James Young Graduates from McKendree University


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Gonfalon carriers assemble in the rain before the undergraduate ceremony at the Lebanon, Ill., campus on May 11. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)

Lebanon, IL-(ENEWSPF)- James W. Young, of University Park, has graduated from McKendree University with a BA degree in sociology. The university held its 179th commencement exercises on May 11 at the Lebanon, Ill., campus for students who completed their degree requirements in December 2018, and May and July 2019. Graduates at the Radcliff, Ky., campus receive their diplomas on June 1. The Class of 2019 includes 663 graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Education, and School of Nursing and Health Professions. They hail from 25 states and nine countries.

McKendree University is a “College of Distinction,” among “America’s 100 Best College Buys” and recognized as a “Military Friendly School” by Victory Media. Founded in 1828, the historic Lebanon, Ill., campus is 25 miles from St. Louis, Mo. McKendree also has a campus in Radcliff, Ky., and offers programs online and at nearby Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

This is a release from the Merit newswire.


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