RIO GRANDE — Recent graduates of the University of Rio Grande are exhaling collectively this week after successfully wrapping up years of study over the weekend. In all, 238 associate’s degrees, 160 bachelor’s degrees and 41 masters degrees were conferred to students representing at least nine states – Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia – Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
Saturday also featured a couple firsts for Rio Grande. Bradley Altier, Sheri Marcum, Andrea Merry and Whitney Smith became the first Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry recipients, while Amanda Fretus, Michael Gilliland, Brittany Haislop and Brandi Pinkstock became the first graduates produced by the McArthur Center in Vinton County.




















