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Florida Southern holds 
winter commencement 

LAKELAND, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2003) - Approximately 230 Florida Southern College students will receive diplomas at mid-year graduation ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 20 at 10:30 a.m. in Branscomb Auditorium. The Reverend Doctor Robert M. Gibbs, senior minister at First United Methodist Church, Lakeland, Fla., will deliver the commencement address. 

Graduating Saturday will be seniors from the college's traditional day program (119), the Lakeland evening program (37), and the Orlando program (66). Eight students will receive their MBA's. 

James Quinton Rumph, retired attorney and trustee emeritus of Florida Southern College, will receive 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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