Howard Payne University recently celebrated its most recent graduates with Commencement ceremonies on May 11. Dr. Cory Hines, president, and other university representatives conferred the degrees. An honorary Doctor of Divinity degree was presented to Ray Still, senior pastor at Oakwood Baptist Church in New Braunfels and former HPU trustee. The Honorable Draco A. Miller of Brownwood presented the charge to the graduates.

Commencement was preceded on May 10 by the Chime Out ceremony, an HPU tradition in which graduating seniors pass a chain of ivy to underclassmen, symbolizing the passing of authority, responsibility and privileges to those students who remain on campus to carry on the traditions of the university.

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