Jamestown College will present bachelor’s degrees to graduating seniors during the school’s 102nd Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10, at the Jamestown Civic Center. Baccalaureate is at 10:30 a.m., and Commencement is at 2:30 p.m.

James Unruh of Paradise Valley, Ariz., a 1963 graduate of Jamestown College and Chairman of the College’s Board of Trustees, will deliver the commencement address titled “Foundation of Success.” Unruh is founding principal of Alerion Capital Group, LLC, and he is a former Chairman and CEO of Unisys Corp. He was one of the lead donors of the Unruh and Sheldon Center for Business and Computer Science, which opened in the fall of 2006 at Jamestown College.

Receiving the designation of Trustee Emerita will be Audrey Kloubec of Fargo. She served as a member of the Board of Trustees from 1987 to 2005. Especially interested in foreign languages and the arts, Kloubec served as Chair of the Board’s Academic Affairs Committee.

Student speakers at commencement will be Andrea Brintnell, Bismarck, who is receiving a degree in elementary education; and Cody Guy Garrison, St. John, N.D., who is receiving a degree in accounting. Dr. Thomas Johnson, assistant professor of history-political science, will speak at Baccalaureate. Graduating senior Johanna Unke of Crookston, Minn., will serve as organist for Baccalaureate.

Established in 1883, Jamestown College is a private, liberal arts four-year college granting bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of science in nursing degrees. Jamestown College offers more than 40 areas of study.  Emphasis is placed on not only preparing students academically in their chosen areas of study, but also in preparing students through an experience that is student-centered and integrates the liberal arts with sound professional programs. Jamestown College is the only North Dakota school named to the top tier in U.S. News and World Report’s “2008 Best Colleges.”