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Location
Winthrop-King Centre (campus gymnasium)
Shorter College Campus
315 Shorter Avenue
Rome, Georgia 30165
Featured Speaker -
Major General Douglas L. Carver, Chief of Chaplains, Department of the Army
A native of Rome, Georgia, Chaplain Douglas L. Carver became the 22 nd Chief of Chaplains, United States Army, on July 12, 2007. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religious Studies from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, a Master of Divinity Degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville Kentucky, and a Master of Science in Strategic Studies from the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. An ordained Southern Baptist minister, he has pastored churches in Kentucky, Colorado, and Virginia.
In June 1973 he was recognized as a Distinguished Military Graduate and appointed as a Regular Army Officer in the Field Artillery Branch of the United States Army. After serving on active duty for six years, he resigned his commission to enter the ministry. He was subsequently commissioned as an Army Chaplain in June 1984.
His Field Artillery assignments included serving as a Forward Observer, Assistant Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Battery Commander, Brigade Fire Support Officer, and Personnel Officer with the 1 st Battalion, 19 th Field Artillery, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Chaplain Carver’s previous assignments include serving as the 22 nd Deputy Chief of Chaplains, United States Army, at the Pentagon in Washington DC; the Director of Training, United States Army Chaplain Center and School, Fort, Jackson, South Carolina; CJTF-7 Chaplain, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq; V Corps Chaplain, Heidelberg, Germany; Deputy Command Chaplain, United States Army, Europe (USAREUR), Heidelberg, Germany; Installation Chaplain, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Division Chaplain, 101 st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Career Management Officer, Office of the Chief of Chaplains, Pentagon; Assistant Training and Doctrine Command Chaplain (TRADOC) Chaplain, Fort Monroe, Virginia; Assistant Staff Chaplain, Mannheim Military Community, Mannheim, Germany; 3 rd Brigade Chaplain, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and Eagle Support Brigade and 29 th Transportation Battalion Chaplain, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal (4 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Staff Identification Badge, the Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge, and the Ranger Tab. Chaplain Carver is a recipient of the Clyde T. Francisco Preaching Award (1982) from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 1995 he received the Witherspoon Chaplain’s Award from the Layman’s National Bible Association for outstanding service rendered by a military chaplain in the promotion of Bible reading and study among military families.
Chaplain Carver and his wife, Sunny, have two daughters and three grandchildren.
Suggestions for Graduates
- All outstanding balances, library fees, fines, etc., must be paid in full in order to participate in the graduation ceremony.
- Each graduate must bring his or her own cap and gown to commencement.
Traditional seniors are contacted by the Office of Student Affairs in August and have a deadline of October 31 to pick up their caps and gowns from the Rome Campus bookstore. After that date, traditional students are responsible for procuring their own cap and gown at their expense. Please contact Jeanne McDade in the Office of Student Affairs for further information.
Professional Studies (adult) students should contact Beth Benton.
- Ladies should consider wearing flats or low heels because graduates will walk down stairs and hills. Ladies should also leave purses with family members or lock them in the vehicle trunks.
- Remember to allow ample travel time to Shorter’s campus. Other commencement exercises will also take place in Rome, so expect crowded roadways.
- Plan to arrive at least 90 minutes prior to your graduation ceremony time. Graduates should be at the Chapel at 8:30 a.m. for morning graduation and 12:30 p.m. for afternoon graduation.
Graduation Invitations
Graduation invitations can be ordered through Balfour at www.balfour.com or by calling
1-877-225-3687.
Graduate Photographs
SureShot Photography will take photos of each graduate as he or she receives his or her diploma on stage. These photos will be sold online, as well as mailed to each student after the ceremony.
These photographs are offered to students and families as a service - there is no obligation to buy. SureShot will NOT be available for candid photography before or after the event.
Should you have need more information about SureShot products or services, please contact them at (678) 336-6450 or www.sureshotphotography.com.
Shorter College Merchandise
Shorter’s campus bookstore will be open on Saturday, December 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for graduates and family members to purchase merchandise and memorabilia.
SHORTER COLLEGE • 315 Shorter Avenue • Rome, Georgia 30165 • Phone: 800-868-6980 •www.shorter.edu For website problems or questions, please email dthompson@shorter.edu
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