DBU REPORT 18 December Commencement Dr. Gail Linam Awarded Honorary Doctorate On December 17, DBU held two Commencement services in Pilgrim Chapel to celebrate the winter graduates of 2021 with a total of 427 graduates, awarding 269 undergraduate, 147 graduate, and 11 doctoral degrees. Addresses were given by Dr. Mary Nelson, Director of the Ph.D. in Leadership Studies program (10:00 a.m.), and by MBA graduate Zac Funderburk (3:00 p.m.). At the morning service, the honorary Doctor of Humanities degree was awarded to Dr. Gail Linam, who has served in various academic administrative capacities at the University for over thirty years, most notably leading DBU through three of its last ten-year accreditation reviews (1998, 2008, and 2018) by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSOC). Dr. Linam currently serves as the Academic Dean and Institutional Accreditation Liaison, directing Dr. Mary Nelson, Director of the Ph.D. in Leadership Studies program, gives the address in the morning commencement service.
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