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Florida Southern holds 
winter commencement 

LAKELAND, Fla. (Dec. 22, 2003) - Two hundred twenty-four Florida Southern College students received diplomas at mid-year graduation ceremonies Saturday in Branscomb Auditorium. The Reverend Doctor Robert M. Gibbs, senior minister at First United Methodist Church, Lakeland, Fla., delivered the commencement address. 

Graduating Saturday were 118 seniors from the college's traditional day program, 39 from the Lakeland evening program, and 59 from the Orlando program. Eight students received their MBA's. Honors went to 53 graduates, with 20 summa cum laude, 18 magna cum laude, and 15 cum laude. 

James Quinton Rumph, retired attorney and trustee emeritus of Florida Southern College, received an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree in recognition of his career of service to the community 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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