Grays Harbor College for the first time ever delivers four-year degrees at Friday graduation ceremony

More than 300 degrees earned, nearly 200 students attended Stewart Field commencement

By Dan Hammock • June 25, 2018 7:00 pm
DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD Quinault Indian Nation president Fawn Sharp stands with Grays Harbor College educators watching nearly 200 students take to Stewart Field in Friday’s commencement ceremony. Sharp was the speaker, and is a member of the college board of trustees and herself is a 1988 graduate of the school.
DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD Quinault Indian Nation president Fawn Sharp stands with Grays Harbor College educators watching nearly 200 students take to Stewart Field in Friday’s commencement ceremony. Sharp was the speaker, and is a member of the college board of trustees and herself is a 1988 graduate of the school.

Close to 200 Grays Harbor College students went through the commencement ceremony at Stewart Field in Aberdeen on Friday.

For the first time in the school’s history, a number of students received their four-year Bachelor of Applied Science – Organizational Management Program degrees.

College president Dr. Jim Minkler gave the opening address, at one point asking the students to rise and wave to their friends and families in the stands in thanks for their support during their educational journey.

Quinault Indian Nation president Fawn Sharp was the main speaker. Sharp is also a member of the college’s board of trustees and herself graduated from Grays Harbor College in 1988.

More than 300 degrees were earned by the Class of 2018, said Minkler.

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD Nearly 200 students received their degree from Grays Harbor College on Friday at Stewart Field in Aberdeen. More than 300 degrees were actually bequeathed on the Class of 2018, including, for the first time in school history, a number of four-year bachelor’s degrees.

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD Nearly 200 students received their degree from Grays Harbor College on Friday at Stewart Field in Aberdeen. More than 300 degrees were actually bequeathed on the Class of 2018, including, for the first time in school history, a number of four-year bachelor’s degrees.

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD Graduating Grays Harbor College students wave to their friends and families packed into the stands at Stewart Field on Friday. They did so after college president Dr. Jim Minkler said it was necessary to thank those who supported the students on their journey.

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD Graduating Grays Harbor College students wave to their friends and families packed into the stands at Stewart Field on Friday. They did so after college president Dr. Jim Minkler said it was necessary to thank those who supported the students on their journey.