University of Memphis Athletics
Nine More Student-Athletes to Graduate Sunday
Aug 04, 2017 | General
MEMPHIS – Nine more Memphis student-athletes will cross the stage at FedExForum, Sunday, to join the graduating class of 2017. Included in that group of nine are two former Tigers who capitalized on the University's Finish Line program to complete degrees they started earlier in life – Billy Richmond and Sylvester "Deuce" Ford. (Read more about that here).
Four former football players will complete their degrees on Sunday. Deandre Jordan, Cortez Crosby, DeMarco Montgomery and Leonard Pegues will complete bachelor's degrees after helping Memphis to three straight bowl games in their football careers.
The complete list of graduates follows:
Dorina Baiker - Women's Track & Field
Andy Bowman- Baseball
Cortez Crosby - Football
Sylvester Ford - Men's Basketball
Deandre Jordan - Football
Kenneth Kauker - Men's Soccer
DeMarco Montgomery- Football
Leonard Pegues - Football
Billy Richmond - Men's Basketball
Sunday's commencement ceremonies will be held at FedExForum and will begin at noon. Parking is available at the FedExForum garage for $5.00 per vehicle and admission to graduation is free. Security protocols, including magnetometers, will be in place for graduation, so allow plenty of time to enter the facility and clear security before graduation. Information on additional parking in Downtown Memphis can be found here.
Counting December 2016 graduation, May of 2017 graduation and Sunday's graduation, the Athletic Department will have had 72 student-athletes complete their degrees in the 2016-17 academic year.
The 2017-18 academic calendar begins with the first day of fall classes on Monday, August 28th.
Four former football players will complete their degrees on Sunday. Deandre Jordan, Cortez Crosby, DeMarco Montgomery and Leonard Pegues will complete bachelor's degrees after helping Memphis to three straight bowl games in their football careers.
The complete list of graduates follows:
Dorina Baiker - Women's Track & Field
Andy Bowman- Baseball
Cortez Crosby - Football
Sylvester Ford - Men's Basketball
Deandre Jordan - Football
Kenneth Kauker - Men's Soccer
DeMarco Montgomery- Football
Leonard Pegues - Football
Billy Richmond - Men's Basketball
Sunday's commencement ceremonies will be held at FedExForum and will begin at noon. Parking is available at the FedExForum garage for $5.00 per vehicle and admission to graduation is free. Security protocols, including magnetometers, will be in place for graduation, so allow plenty of time to enter the facility and clear security before graduation. Information on additional parking in Downtown Memphis can be found here.
Counting December 2016 graduation, May of 2017 graduation and Sunday's graduation, the Athletic Department will have had 72 student-athletes complete their degrees in the 2016-17 academic year.
The 2017-18 academic calendar begins with the first day of fall classes on Monday, August 28th.
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