MISHAWAKA - Nearly 570 students graduated during Bethel's two commencement ceremonies, making it the largest commencement weekend in Bethel history.
On May 1 at 2:30 p.m., the first ceremony was held to honor all the adult program majors, the organizational management graduates and the associate's and bachelor's degree graduates in nursing and nursing completion.The graduates with traditional degrees, including associate's and bachelor's degrees, as well as the graduates of Bethel's master's degree programs, were honored May 2 at 2:30 p.m. Of these students, 48 graduated Cum Laude, 34 Magna Cum Laude and 23 Summa Cum Laude.
Local students earning degrees were: Ethel Plath, Warsaw, associate's degree in nursing; Robert Hamman, Etna Green, bachelor's degree, Cum Laude; and Jacquelyn Szalmasagi, Warsaw, bachelor's degree in nursing.
