Darneshia Sturges receives a degree from Southern Arkansas University

2014 Dec 23

Darneshia Sturges, of Haynesville, LA, was honored at the Southern Arkansas University Fall Commencement on December 12, 2014.

Sturges was a Social Work major, and graduated from the College of Liberal and Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Social Work degree.

SAU Professor of History and 2014 Honor Professor Dr. Ben Johnson will provide both commencement addresses. Johnson became Arkansas' first endowed professor for Arkansas studies in 2013 thanks to the John G. Ragsdale, Jr. and Dora J. Ragsdale Endowed Professorship.

This past fall, SAU had more than 3,500 students enrolled on its Magnolia campus, breaking enrollment records.

Total enrollment for the semester was up 141 over fall 2013, with 3,545 students registering for classes. Of those, 3,037 were undergraduates and 508 are pursuing graduate degrees, setting a new record for the School of Graduate Studies.

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