Diamond Cooley, from Newton County, was announced as a student who completed degree requirements to graduate during Arkansas State’s Summer Commencement at First National Bank Arena. The list includes graduates from 41 states and territories, and 19 other countries.
Cooley earned a Master of Social Work and Certificate Program in Addiction Studies.
Chancellor Todd Shields presented diplomas at the associate, bachelor's, master's, specialist and doctoral levels, along with various program certificates, as awarded through the various colleges: Agriculture, Neil Griffin College of Business, Education and Behavioral Science, Engineering and Computer Science, Liberal Arts and Communication, Nursing and Health Professions, Beck Sciences and Mathematics, and University College.
Undergraduates with a 4.0 GPA are designated as graduating Summa Cum Laude. Those with a GPA of 3.8-3.99 graduated Magna Cum Laude, and those with a GPA of 3.6-3.79 graduated Cum Laude.
