Local student Rebecca Dewar among 681 graduates at Malone University (Canton, Ohio)

CANTON , OH (05/31/2013)(readMedia)-- Malone University graduated what is believed to be a record 681 undergraduate and graduate students at its 121st commencement ceremony held on May 4 at Faith Family Church in North Canton.

Baccalaureate speaker was Gregory Miller, Ph.D., professor of history at Malone. Also speaking were Christa Salem, a graduating history major from Norton; and Peter Simionides, a graduating communication arts major from Canton. A podcast of the Baccalaureate service is available for viewing online.

(http://new.livestream.com/maloneuniversity/2013baccalaureate)

Addressing the Class of 2013 at the commencement ceremony was the Reverend Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. Rev. Rodriguez's address, "The Lamb's Agenda" -- and entire Commencement ceremony -- is available for viewing online.

(http://new.livestream.com/faithfamilylive/malone.)

A local student who is a member of the Graduating Class of 2013 is Rebecca Dewar from North Canton, Ohio 44720 who earned the BSN degree.

Photos of the event are available for viewing and downloading at the Malone University website.

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/maloneuniversity/sets/72157633567727476/)

Malone University (Canton, Ohio), a Christian university for the arts, sciences, and professions in the liberal arts tradition, affiliated with the Evangelical Friends Church, awards both undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 100 academic programs. Malone has been recognized by the prestigious Templeton Foundation as a leader in character development, as one of Northeast Ohio's Top Workplaces by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and is ranked among the top colleges and universities in the Midwest under the category Regional Universities according to U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2013.

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