Lucas McSurley
  • Class of 2014
  • Wilmington, OH

Wittenberg University Celebrates Lucas McSurley, Class of 2014, With 169th Commencement Exercises

2014 Jun 18

Lucas McSurley, class of 2014, marched as a degree candidate from Wittenberg University on May 17, 2014, during the 169th Commencement Exercises in idyllic Commencement Hollow.

University President Laurie Joyner led the Commencement celebration, welcoming the 400 members of the Class of 2014 into the prestigious ranks of Wittenberg alumni. She also introduced three distinguished guests, the 2014 Commencement speaker, Olympic Gold Medalist and award-winning sports journalist Donna de Varona, William Steinbrink '64, chair of Wittenberg's Board of Directors from 2005-2008 and the university's interim president in 2004-2005, and nationally recognized composer and organist Robert Hobby '85.

A total of 117 graduates earned Latin honors in recognition of their exceptional academic pursuits. Fifty-two of them were cum laude (3.5-3.69 grade point average), 21 graduated magna cum laude (3.7-3.79) and 44 graduated summa cum laude (3.8-4.0), including three students who held a perfect 4.0 grade point average: Alec Biehl, Miaja Mikkelsen, and Misty Turner.