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Commencement festivities begin Wednesday, May 24, at 10 a.m. on the Front Lawn with the traditional Baccalaureate service, featuring speaker Mary H. Hipp ’90. Hipp is co-founder and board chair of Feed & Seed, a Greenville, South Carolina nonprofit whose mission is to connect regional farmers with organizations and individuals that have had difficulty finding supplies of fresh, locally grown and produced food. As an alumna, Hipp has served in numerous leadership roles in the South Carolina Piedmont Alumni Chapter and supported the university’s Annual Fund, The Class of 1990 Scholarship Endowment, and the John and Anne Wilson Honor Scholarship. She was recognized for her service to and support of both the university and her community with a Distinguished Alumna Award in 2015.
Also speaking at the Baccalaureate service is this year’s recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, Tahri Phillips, of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Phillips was selected by the faculty as the individual who best demonstrates high ideals of living, spiritual qualities and generous service to others.
Commencement festivities begin Wednesday, May 24, at 10 a.m. on the Front Lawn with the traditional Baccalaureate service, featuring speaker Mary H. Hipp ’90. Hipp is co-founder and board chair of Feed & Seed, a Greenville, South Carolina nonprofit whose mission is to connect regional farmers with organizations and individuals that have had difficulty finding supplies of fresh, locally grown and produced food. As an alumna, Hipp has served in numerous leadership roles in the South Carolina Piedmont Alumni Chapter and supported the university’s Annual Fund, The Class of 1990 Scholarship Endowment, and the John and Anne Wilson Honor Scholarship. She was recognized for her service to and support of both the university and her community with a Distinguished Alumna Award in 2015.
Also speaking at the Baccalaureate service is this year’s recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, Tahri Phillips, of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Phillips was selected by the faculty as the individual who best demonstrates high ideals of living, spiritual qualities and generous service to others.
