More than 400 degrees and certificates will be conferred at the 53rd annual Kankakee Community College commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14 in the George H. Ryan Gymnasium in the college's Activities Building.
A number of students, faculty and alumni accomplishments will be recognized.
The speaker will be a former president of the college, Larry Huffman, Ph.D. In all, Huffman worked at KCC for 24 years, first as executive vice president for academic programs & services. After serving for 10 years as KCC’s president, Huffman retired in March of 2001. He then worked in the private sector and at other colleges for several years. Huffman also served as interim-president at KCC for five months in 2009.
The recipient of the John M. Fulton Distinguished Alumni Award is the Honorable Michael Kick, retired chief judge of the 21st Judicial Circuit, which includes Kankakee and Iroquois counties.
The ceremony will stream live on the commencement.kcc.edu website. Social media users can use #KCCgrad2022 to congratulate graduates.
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