MCCLELLAN TO ADDRESS SEMO GRADUATION

St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan will deliver the Southeast Missouri State University commencement address May 13 in the Show Me Center.

A Vietnam veteran who served in the Marine Corps, McClellan has worked at the Post-Dispatch since 1980, first as a night police reporter. He began his column in 1983.

Degrees will be conferred on 1,009 graduates at the 2 p.m. ceremony. Some 887 undergraduates and 122 graduates will get degrees.

Eleven students received perfect 4.0 grade-point averages, including area students Julie Ravanelli of Piedmont, Melissa Jones of Poplar Bluff, Amy Jansen of Leopold and Lori Bles of Kelso.

Nineteen honors scholars will be recognized. An honors convocation is planned for 10:30 a.m. in the Show Me Center.

Dr. Fred Yeo, Southeast professor of secondary education, will present the honors convocation address.

Among the undergraduates participating in the honors convocation, 49 students will graduate summa cum laude, 53 magna cum laude and 103 cum laude. Three will graduate with honors in associate degrees.