Lisa M. Beardsley, PhD, executive vice president of Loma Linda University, welcomes the graduates and their guests. Loma Linda University Board of Trustees chair Calvin B. Rock, DMin, PhD, presents the commencement address. Doctoral candidates, who will soon receive their diplomas for the PhD degree, take a few moments to pose for a group photo before the processional and commencement ceremony.
Graduates follow along in their programs as the commencement ceremony takes place.
Mr. Winters, who is completing his training as a chaplain in Sacramento, is the first to successfully complete the master of arts degree program in biomedical and clinical ethics at Loma Linda. Gregory Nelson, who received his PhD in microbiology and molecular genetics, pauses with his family for a snapshot following the ceremony. All rights reserved.