WINONA LAKE - Grace College and Theological Seminary held its annual commencement ceremony May 9 in the Orthopaedic Capital Center.
Undergraduate degrees were awarded to the following Warsaw-area students:- Lindsay Joy Anderson, daughter of Steve and Roberta Anderson, Leesburg, and a 2005 graduate of Warsaw Community High School, a member of the National College Athlete Honor Society, graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance.
- Corrin Maurine France, daughter of Jeffrey and Darla France, Warsaw, and a 2005 graduate of Lakeland Christian Academy, earned a bachelor's degree in counseling and sociology.
- Rachel Nalani Hawkins, daughter of John Hawkins and Catherine Hawkins, Winona Lake, and a graduate of Lakeland Christian Academy, graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary education.
- Joel William Hocking, son of Jim and Faye Hocking, and a 2005 graduate of Warsaw Community High School, graduated with a bachelor's degree in information technology.
- Carly Elizabeth Morales, daughter of Jonathan and Lenise Walter, Warsaw, and a 2005 homeschool graduate, received her bachelor's degree in biology.
- Jonathan Thomas Riegler, Warsaw, son of Chris and Laurie Riegler, Indianapolis, earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education.
- Rebekah Taylor, daughter of Michael and Myra Taylor, Winona Lake, and a graduate of Warsaw Community High School, graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in elementary education special education all grade and was given honorable mention from Grace College as an outstanding prospective elementary teacher.
- Peter W. Gross Jr. graduated cum laude from Grace Theological Seminary with a master of divinity in intercultural studies. He was the recipient of the 2009 Grace Theological Seminary Faculty Award as the graduating seminary senior who throughout his training has been outstanding in spiritual maturity, leadership and Christian character. This is the student, who in the judgment of the faculty, best exemplifies the ideals of Grace Theological Seminary.
Gross did his undergraduate studies at Biola University where he earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics in December 1991. Gross currently lives in Warsaw with his wife, Beth, and their four children: Will, Alisa, Nathan and Jerem.
