On August 14 in the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va., 60 students graduated with a Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Bachelor of Nursing or a Doctorate of Physical Therapy.
The graduates included the 2021 class of 27 Master of Physician Assistant Studies students, two Bachelor of Nursing students and 31 Doctorate of Physical Therapy students.
“Class of 2021, we salute you,” said Emory & Henry Provost Dr. Michael J. Puglisi. “You’ve persevered during these unprecedented times, demonstrating great resilience and unwavering commitment to your goal of earning your degree.”
NUMBER OF HEALTH SCIENCES DEGREES CONFERRED AS OF 12/21
Doctor of Physical Therapy: 123
Master of Occupational Therapy: 135
Master of Physician Assistant Studies: 87
Cumulative Total: 345
The 39th Annual Literary Festival was held in October in the Black Box Theatre of the McGlothlin Center for the Arts. Appalachian Literature and Music was the theme and Rita Sims Quillen was the featured author. Quillen’s new novel Wayland, a depression-era novel, was published in 2019 by Iris Press. Her latest poetry collection, Some Notes You Hold, was released in 2020 from Madville Press.
