Southwestern College Commencement ceremonies will be Sunday, May 10, in Winfield.  During the ceremony, winners of the Fran Jabara Leadership Award, and the Charles H. and Verda R. Kopke Award for Distinguished Teaching will be announced. 
           The graduation ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. at Sonner Stadium.  In case of rain, Stewart Field House will host the event and the ceremony will be televised through closed circuit to three locations on campus.
           Nearly 700 students are eligible to participate in the ceremony, including students receiving degrees from professional studies programs.
           Baccalaureate services will be held in Richardson Auditorium of the Christy Administration Building.  The service will begin at 10:30 a.m.
SC’s Honors Convocation will be Saturday, May 9, at 4 p.m., in Richardson Auditorium.  Although this is a traditional main campus program, professional studies learners who qualified for the Dean’s Honor Roll for fall 2008 will be recognized on the printed program.
           Inductees to the Order of the Mound will be announced on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Cole Mound Plaza.  In case of rain, Messenger Recital Hall in the Darbeth Fine Arts Center will host the ceremony.    The Order of the Mound recognizes students graduating in the top 10% of the class.
           Commencement activities will be broadcast live on channel 20 in Winfield as well as through closed circuit television on the Southwestern campus.  Viewing locations include the dining hall in the Roy L. Smith Student Center, the campus life lounge in the lower level of the Roy L. Smith student center, and Richardson Auditorium.  A Webcast of the ceremony can be viewed by following the Commencement link at www.moundbuilder.com. 
            The Fran Jabara Leadership Award will be presented at Commencement.  Jabara, a graduate of Oklahoma State University and Northwestern University, served as a faculty member at Wichita State University from 1949 to 1989 and was appointed Distinguished Professor in 1971.  Jabara is widely recognized for his work with entrepreneurship and was awarded the prestigious Leavey Award for the Excellence in Private Enterprise Education.  The Fran Jabara award is designed to honor a graduating senior chosen by an appointed committee on campus.  
            The Charles H. and Verda R. Kopke Award for Distinguished Teaching will be awarded.  The Kopkes established the award to honor a faculty member who has gone above and beyond the call of duty.  A retired vice president of Commerce Bank in Kansas City, Charles Kopke continues to give credit to faculty members at Southwestern.
           Location of the ceremony (in case of inclement weather) will be announced at baccalaureate and on the college’s automated voice service which can be accessed by dialing (620) 229-6000.  Notice will also be given via the JinxTale, SC’s daily e-mail connection, to all who have campus e-mail addresses.
           For more information call (620) 229-6223 or go to www.sckans.edu/registrar.  Click on the graduation link for further details.