SEMO Commencement

Over 800 degrees were recognized Saturday, December 20, 2008, during the Southeast Missouri State University Commencement. (KIT DOYLE)

Commencement speaker Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. addresses Southeast Missouri State University graduates Saturday afternoon, December 20, 2008, at the Show Me Center. (KIT DOYLE)

Biology professor Margaret Waterman, right, glances at the crowd at the beginning of the Southeast Missouri State University Commencement Saturday afternoon, December 20, 2008, at the Show Me Center. Waterman's red gown is from Cornell University, where she received her Ph.D. Six hundred ninety undergraduate degrees and 125 graduate degrees were awarded Saturday. (KIT DOYLE)

Stephen N. Lmbaugh, Jr. talks about watching Southeast Missouri State University grow during his lifetime in the Commencement Address Saturday afternoon, December 20, 2008, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. Over 800 students received degrees this semester. (KIT DOYLE)

The platform fills as the Southeast Missouri State University Commencement begins Saturday, December 20, 2008, at the Show Me Center. (KIT DOYLE)

Bryce Kristal's intricately adorned cap stands out from the crowd as students line up before the Southeast Missouri State University Commencement Saturday, December 200, 2008, at the Show Me Center. (KIT DOYLE)

The Southeast Missouri State University Commencement on Saturday, December 20, 2008, at the Show Me Center. (KIT DOYLE)