Winthrop Resident Selected As Student Speaker for Concordia University, St. Paul Commencement

ST. PAUL, MN (05/11/2009)(readMedia)-- Concordia University, St. Paul student Emmanuel Kuphal of Winthrop, Minn., will give the student welcome address to his fellow graduates during the University's commencement ceremony being held May 15, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., in the Gangelhoff Center.

Emmanuel Kuphal is the son of Jim and Myrna Kuphal of Winthrop, Minn. He grew up on a dairy farm with his sister, Emmalee, and two brothers, Eli and Ehren. He is graduating with a major in Design with a Video Production minor. He worked with Concordia Television Productions and the Art Department during his time at Concordia. He plans to attend Youth With a Mission (YWAM) in Chico, Calif., or pursue a design internship next fall.

Concordia University, St. Paul is a comprehensive, private university of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and one of 10 schools that comprise the Concordia University System. Established in 1893, Concordia offers more than 40 liberal arts majors, including business administration, education, fine arts, the sciences and church professions. Concordia is a regional leader in accelerated, cohort-delivered, undergraduate degree-completion and master's degrees in business administration, organizational management, criminal justice and human services. Concordia is the only private university in Minnesota to offer NCAA Division II athletics for men and women. On the web: www.csp.edu.

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