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Florida Southern holds winter commencement 

LAKELAND, Fla. (Dec. 3, 2002) - Approximately 185 Florida Southern College students will receive diplomas at mid-year graduation ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 10:30 a.m. in Branscomb Auditorium. Bishop Timothy Whitaker, bishop of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church and member of the college's board of trustees, will deliver the commencement address. 

Graduating Saturday will be seniors from the college's traditional day program (104), the Lakeland evening program (25), and the Orlando program (45). Eleven students will receive their MBA's. 

Frank H. Furman, a member of FSC's board of trustees, is chairman and executive officer of Frank H. Furman, Inc., a general insurance agency. He will receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree in recognition of his career of service to the community, the United Methodist Church, and Florida Southern College. 

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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