ALAMO COLLEGES --- ST. PHILIP’S COLLEGE SPRING 2009 GRADUATION CEREMONY FEATURES HONORARY DEGREE PRESENTATION

College presents honorary degree to Ruth Jones McClendon, Texas State Representative, District 120

SAN ANTONIO (May 1, 2009) --- The Alamo Colleges --- The Alamo Colleges --- St. Philip’s College spring 2009 graduation ceremony at Municipal Auditorium featured an honorary degree presentation followed by an evening of tribute to more than 375 students who walked the stage to accept their diplomas.

The ceremony was hosted by Alamo Colleges --- St. Philip’s College President Dr. Adena Williams Loston and attended by Alamo Colleges Chancellor Dr. Bruce H. Leslie. The College presented an honorary degree to Ruth Jones McClendon, Texas State Representative, District 120. Ruth Jones McClendon also served as the guest speaker during the college’s 121st commencement program.

CAPTION:Alamo Colleges --- St. Philip’s College presented an honorary degree to Ruth Jones McClendon, Texas State Representative, District 120, during the college’s 121st commencement program May 1 at Municipal Auditorium. Ruth Jones McClendon also served as the commencement guest speaker. Among the guests during the honorary degree presentation for Ruth Jones McClendon were (from left) Alamo Community College District Board of Trustees Member Charles Conner; Alamo Colleges Chancellor Dr. Bruce H. Leslie; Alamo Colleges --- St. Philip’s College President Dr. Adena Williams Loston; Ruth Jones McClendon, Texas State Representative, District 120; Chairman of the Alamo Community College District Board of Trustees Denver McClendon; Alamo Community College District Board of Trustees Member Dr. Bernard Weiner; Alamo Community College District Board of Trustees Assistant Secretary Anna U. Bustamante; and Alamo Community College District Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Gary Beitzel. Photo (Image by Dianne Moffett)

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About St. Philip’s: Bishop James Steptoe Johnston of the St. Philip’s Episcopal Church of the West Texas Diocese founded Alamo Colleges—St. Philip’s College in 1898. Today, Alamo Colleges—St. Philip’s College is a multi-campus institution of the Alamo Colleges and serves a semester enrollment of nearly 10,000 credit and more than 6,000 continuing education students. Alamo Colleges—St. Philip’s is a Historically Black College and Hispanic Serving Institution and is the only college in the nation that carries this dual designation. As “A Point of Pride in the Community,” Alamo Colleges—St. Philip’s College is among the oldest and most diverse community colleges in the United States.