Muskingum University’s May 2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement ceremony aired live on Orbit TV and WMCO 90.7 Radio Saturday, May 4 at 2 p.m. The ceremony was in the Anne C. Steele Center at Muskingum University.
The Baccalaureate service was held at 10 a.m. in Brown Chapel. The service was led by Muskingum Chaplain Rev. Derek Wadlington with readings by seniors Kailyn Shalosky and Hannah Grove.
Wadlington encouraged graduates to “practice simple random acts of kindness…live a life of simply trying to be a good person” and “offer others grace.”
The Baccalaureate ceremony was followed by a hooding ceremony for Muskingum’s graduate students who are earning master’s degrees in Applied Leadership, Business and Information Systems, Education, and Teaching.
Dr. Debra Clausing Sudan ’85 provided the Saturday Commencement address.
Sudan is a transplant surgeon who serves as Division Chief of Abdominal Transplant in the Department of Surgery, Professor of Surgery, and Professor of Pediatrics at Duke University. Sudan’s clinical interests encompass all abdominal organ transplants – kidney, liver, pancreas, and intestine. She is dedicated to efforts toward improving graft preservation and long-term graft function and patient survival.
Sudan began her academic career at Muskingum, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, summa cum laude, with minors in biology and German. While on campus, she played the flute in the orchestra and band, was a member of the F.A.D. sorority, and a resident assistant. She completed her Doctor of Medicine degree and general surgery residency at Wright State University. She received a Muskingum alumni Distinguished Service Award in 2023.
Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
