Kennesaw State University to hold sixty-fourth commencement

12/5/00 - Kennesaw State University will hold its sixty-fourth commencement honoring more than 800 graduates and undergraduates. The two separate ceremonies take place at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday, Dec. 18, at the Atlanta Civic Center.

Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox will speak at the morning ceremony which recognizes graduates from the School of the Arts, the Leland and Clarice C. Bagwell College of Education, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science and Mathematics. Cox is the first woman elected Secretary of State in Georgia's history and the first female Democrat chosen for statewide office.

Thomas F. Chapman, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Equifax Inc., will speak at the afternoon commencement. Degrees will be conferred on graduates of the Michael J. Coles College of Business and the College of Health and Human Services. A well-respected Atlanta business leader, Chapman's communication and motivational skills put him in high demand as a speaker.