Kentucky State University

2010 Commencement Convocation

2010 Commencement Convocation

Students help each other get ready May 8 by adjusting their caps and putting on their stoles.

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Students help each other get ready May 8 by adjusting their caps and putting on their stoles.

John, Lenieshia and Pete Mayberry from Converse, Texas, prepare to walk across the stage. The three siblings came to KSU at different times, but all finished in 2010.

Alma Powell poses with President Mary Evans Sias before the 121st Commencement Convocation. Powell was the commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient.

Alma Powell, chair of the board of America's Promise Alliance, speaks about the communal need to raise the high school graduation rate around the country. Powell is also the wife of former Secretary of State Colin Powell.

President Mary Evans Sias and Regent Karen Beardon present Alma Powell with a hood as she receives her honorary Doctorate of Hunare Letters.

Alma Powell becomes the second in her family to receive a degree from Kentucky State University. Her mother, Mildred Eliza Bell Johnson, graduated from the school on June 7, 1926.

Jermaine Watson is one of more than 300 graduates to receive his degree from President Mary Evans Sias May 8 in the Frankfort Convention Center.

A student hugs President Mary Evans Sias as he comes across the stage. Many students pointed to family members or shook the hands of professors after they crossed the stage to show their appreciation for those that helped them along the way.

A student waves to the audience as he walks across the stage.

Graduates show off their diplomas shortly before they turn their tassels and become official alumni.