Gardner-Webb Awards Two Posthumous Degrees During Spring Graduation

Authors

Office of University Communications

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Description

Gardner-Webb University honored the memory of two former students, who passed away last year while still enrolled as students, as they awarded posthumous honorary degrees to the families of Ariane Patterson and Glenda Weaver during spring graduation ceremonies on May 13. Patterson’s unexpected death occurred on Jan. 17, 2012 on her actual birthday at the age of 21. It was determined that Patterson suffered a heart attack due to systemic lupus erythematous.

Publication Date

5-9-2013

Publisher

Gardner-Webb University

City

Boiling Springs

Keywords

Ariane Patterson, Glenda Weaver, Posthumous Honorary Degree, Spring Commencement 2013

Recommended Citation

Office of University Communications, "Gardner-Webb Awards Two Posthumous Degrees During Spring Graduation" (2013). Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive. 1649.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1649