President s Message: Announcing Aug. 14 Commencement Speakers & President’s Medallion Recipients
Dear UHD Gators,
I am looking forward to University of Houston-Downtown’s Commencement Ceremony on August 14 at NRG Stadium. The day’s events signify an important milestone for many of you since you will be able to celebrate with the full pomp and circumstance befitting the occasion. It will hold special meaning for me as well as it will be my first chance to celebrate your accomplishments in-person.
In keeping with the long-standing tradition to welcome speakers who will impart words of wisdom to our newly minted alumni, I would like to announce two special guests who will join us in the ceremonies: Marilyn Davies and Dr. Antonio D. Tillis.
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Nathan grew up in Connellsville, and Kathy is a Maryland native. They met at Grove City College. Before the move, they were living in Belle Vernon but spent a lot of time in Greensburg for church, home-school group activities and shopping.
“We felt like our life was more here, so why keep driving down I-70 over and over?” Kathy said.
“We wanted to live in an old home, and Greensburg has them,” Nathan added.
Kathy wanted those traditional touches such as wood floors, a front and back staircase, swinging doors and pocket doors.
“When we came here, I walked through the front door and got tears in my eyes,” she said. “I said, ‘Oh no, it’s too beautiful, I love it!’ It was just exactly what we were dreaming of.”
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