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>>  Graduating 72 'Change Agents' :  Commencement 2009

Seventy-two bachelor's degrees were awarded to Philander Smith College students on Saturday, May 2 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Additionally, an honorary degree was awarded to Mr. Roddy McCaskill, an executive real estate broker with Keller Williams Realty of Little Rock and member of the Philander Smith College Board of Trustees. Serving as commencement speaker was 1986 alumna Gena Lovett, a partner and COO of Alexandra Investment Management in New York and the first Black woman to be appointed president of the New York Junior League.  For more commencement-related  photos, visit President Kimbrough's blog. ### 
 
Commencement speaker - Gena Lovett, '86
 
 
 >> Students elect first Hispanic Miss PSC

Philander Smith College students made history this spring when 20-year-old Francennett Herrera became the first woman of Mexican origin to win the title of Miss Philander Smith College. The sophomore political science major will serve the 2009-2010 school year as campus queen, acting as an ambassador for the college, at campus and community events. She will be crowned in a coronation ceremony in the fall. To read more about Francennett's historic win, click here.  ###
 
 
                                   Francenett Herrera, Miss PSC 2009-2010                        

alumni services

>> 2009 Alumni Reunion Weekend celebrates Philanderians

The inaugural Alumni Reunion Weekend took place May 1-3, providing a template for future celebrations to come. Alumni attended baccalaureate services where the guest speaker was Rev. Dwight Townsend and the Collegiate Choir and Chosen Generation gospel choir gave soul-stirring performances. Although the weekend's torrential rain dampened some of the planned outdoor activities, the Celebration Banquet held in the Kendall Center--complete with a red carpet entrance--went off without a hitch and honored M.L. Harris Society members (donors with a cumulative giving history of $25,000 or more ) as well as  alumni celebrating 50 years as Philanderians.  Going forward, Alumni Reunion Weekend will coincide annually with commencement activities. Complete coverage of the reunion activities will be featured in the Summer '09 issue of The Philanderian magazine. ###

Mr. Harry Roberson '50 of Washington, D.C., makes his way to the Celebration Banquet.
 
 A portion of the inaugural group of M.L. Harris Society members
 
Miss PSC Francennett Herrera, President Walter M. Kimbrough, Mrs. Lillian Ross '68, Rev. Larry Ross '69, Mrs. Lula Carter '57, Mr. Eddie Reed '75, Mr. Harry Roberson '50, Mr. Bennie Williams '62, Mrs. Erma Williams '63, and Dr. Kathryn Worthen '64



'Bless The Mic' returns at 7 p.m. Monday, September 21 with
 RNC Chairman Michael Steele 
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