2012 Miracle Yearbook

Commencement Theculmination offouryearsoflearningand makingfriends,graduation isa bittersweet moment. O n the first Saturday of May — a typical overcast and muggy spring morning — graduates, par- ents, grandparents, faculty, and alumni converged in the Dixon Ministry Center for another com- mencement ceremony. This year, over 650 graduates listened intently for their names to be called and then crossed the platform for that long-sought-after handshake, Bible, and well-earned diploma. For the keynote address, Reverend Frank Graham delivered the challenge to live a life unashamed of the gospel. Rev. Graham, the President and CEO of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, challenged everyone to "make it [life] count for the King of kings and the Lord of lords." Rev. Graham also received Cedarville University's Medal of Honor, one of only thirteen others who can claim this distinction. After pre- senting this award, Dr. Brown also addressed the graduating class, his last time to speak to this group as students rather than alumni. He then presented several awards to deserving graduates. Nathaniel Flack, Brandon Hellwig, and Samantha San Gregory received this year's President's Trophy, and Samantha Barclay, Samantha Cazzell, Michelle Mitchener, and David Riggleman received the Faculty Scholarship Award for earning a cumulative 4.0 grade point average. Whether with spe- cial awards or not, every graduate worked hard to achieve their degree.