Winston-Salem State Chancellor will be Commencement speaker
1,100 Students to Graduate from Forsyth Tech in May
WINSTON-SALEM (April 21, 2008) – Donald Julian Reaves will address the newest graduates of Forsyth Technical Community College at their commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 8. The event will be held at 7 p.m. at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem.
Reaves, who became chancellor of Winston-Salem State University last August, had been vice president for administration and chief financial officer at the University of Chicago. Before that he was executive vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer at Brown University. A native of Cleveland, OH, Reaves graduated from Cleveland State University in 1976, and went on to earn his master’s and doctoral degrees, both in political science and pubic administration, from Kent State University.
Approximately 1,100 Forsyth Tech students will earn associate degrees, certificates and diplomas that signify successful completion of their programs of study this semester. Forsyth Tech offers programs in Arts and Sciences, Business and Information Technologies, Engineering Technologies, and Health Technologies.
The graduation is open to the public at no charge. Parking at the Coliseum will be free for the event.