Belton, Texas –

    The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor spring Commencement was held on Saturday, May 9, in Crusader Stadium. This was the university’s 158th graduating class. 493 students were awarded degrees. Of those, 341 students received baccalaureate degrees, 136 received master’s degrees, and 16 earned doctoral degrees.
    Student awards given during the ceremony included the Provost Medal for highest overall GPA, which was split between 13 students who each graduated with perfect 4.0 grade point averages: Kelsey Belcher of Belton, Joshua Bradshaw of Pipe Creek, Erin Buerschinger of Copperas Cove, Alannah Domangue of Liberty, Chandler Hansen of San Antonio, Caitlin Hyer of Brazoria, Anastasia Lowe of Houston, Drew Roicki of San Antonio, Jennifer Sellers of Salado, Elizabeth Stefanski of Katy, Kyle White of Lake Jackson, Sarah Whitson of Burleson, and Xiaoge Xiu of Belton.
    O’Rear expressed confidence that the students in front of him had the skills and morals to make an impact.
    “When I look at you, I see 500 opportunities to make the world a better place,” O’Rear said. “I see individuals who know how to lead, who know how to serve, and who know how their faith can help shape and inform the decisions that they make.” The following is a student graduating from Eagle Pass- Arnulfo Cardenas III - B.A. - Business Administration.