Chancellor Huckaby to Deliver Keynote at Commencement

(December 1, 2011) Henry “Hank” Huckaby, the 12th Chancellor of the University System of Georgia, will deliver the keynote address at two Armstrong fall commencement ceremonies December 10, 2011, in Alumni Arena on the Armstrong campus. The College of Liberal Arts and College of Science and Technology ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. and the College of Education and College of Health Professions ceremony will take place at 1 p.m

Armstrong is pleased to host Chancellor Huckaby, who brings years of experience in state government and public education to his post as the top executive of the University System of Georgia, which he began in July. He has a strong, personal belief in the value of education and a deep commitment to the University System and its responsibility of creating a more highly educated Georgia.

The university will award approximately 475 undergraduate degrees and 100 graduate degrees. Armstrong President Linda M. Bleicken and senior members of the university administration will confer the diplomas.

The Armstrong Wind Ensemble, conducted by Mark B. Johnson, will provide the musical accompaniment. Emily Grundstad-Hall (morning) and Kristin Seckinger (afternoon) will lead the audience in the singing of the national anthem and the university alma mater.