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• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/837-quintessential-professor-reiff-receives-defriece" title="“Quintessential Professor” Reiff Receives DeFriece Award" aria-label="“Quintessential Professor” Reiff Receives DeFriece Award"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/544,0,2681,2136/6366_Commencement2019-143.rev.1558105213.jpg" alt="From left to right, President Schrum presents Dr. Joseph Reiff with his award accompanied by Dr. ..." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/544,0,2681,2136/6366_Commencement2019-143.rev.1558105213.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/544,0,2681,2136/6366_Commencement2019-143.rev.1558105213.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/837-quintessential-professor-reiff-receives-defriece" title="“Quintessential Professor” Reiff Receives DeFriece Award" aria-label="“Quintessential Professor” Reiff Receives DeFriece Award">“Quintessential Professor” Reiff Receives DeFriece Award</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Professor Joseph Reiff was presented the Defriece Award at the 2019 Commencement Ceremony on May 11 by Professor Kathleen Chamberlain for his outstanding service over his many years at Emory & Henry College. <a href="/live/news/837-quintessential-professor-reiff-receives-defriece" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="“Quintessential Professor” Reiff Receives DeFriece Award" aria-label="“Quintessential Professor” Reiff Receives DeFriece Award">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/827-schrum-challenges-graduating-seniors-to-write" title="Schrum Challenges Graduating Seniors to Write Their Own Epitaph" aria-label="Schrum Challenges Graduating Seniors to Write Their Own Epitaph"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2136/6361_EH_Commencement-6.rev.1557605877.jpg" alt="President Jake Schrum speaks during commencement." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2136/6361_EH_Commencement-6.rev.1557605877.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2136/6361_EH_Commencement-6.rev.1557605877.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/827-schrum-challenges-graduating-seniors-to-write" title="Schrum Challenges Graduating Seniors to Write Their Own Epitaph" aria-label="Schrum Challenges Graduating Seniors to Write Their Own Epitaph">Schrum Challenges Graduating Seniors to Write Their Own Epitaph</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Speaking to more than 200 graduates Saturday morning, May 11, 21st E&H President Jake Schrum encouraged students to title their own life and take charge of defining their life. <a href="/live/news/827-schrum-challenges-graduating-seniors-to-write" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Schrum Challenges Graduating Seniors to Write Their Own Epitaph" aria-label="Schrum Challenges Graduating Seniors to Write Their Own Epitaph">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/806-jake-b-schrum-announced-as-2019-commencement" title="Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker" aria-label="Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/6150_Schrum-Jake_Emory--Henry-College.rev.1553956307.jpg" alt="Jake B. Schrum" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/6150_Schrum-Jake_Emory--Henry-College.rev.1553956307.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/6150_Schrum-Jake_Emory--Henry-College.rev.1553956307.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2133" data-max-h="3200"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/806-jake-b-schrum-announced-as-2019-commencement" title="Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker" aria-label="Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker">Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The 21st president of Emory & Henry College, Jake B. Schrum, has been named as the 2019 <span class="il">Commencement</span> Speaker. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m. on the main campus in Emory, Va. <a href="/live/news/806-jake-b-schrum-announced-as-2019-commencement" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker" aria-label="Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/401-reedy-challenges-inaugural-class-of-dpt-students" title="Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why" aria-label="Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/4134_DPTCeremony.rev.1525558161.jpg" alt="The inaugural class of the School of Health Sciences Doctor of Physical Therapy." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/4134_DPTCeremony.rev.1525558161.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/4134_DPTCeremony.rev.1525558161.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/401-reedy-challenges-inaugural-class-of-dpt-students" title="Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why" aria-label="Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why">Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Emory & Henry College awarded its first-ever doctoral-level degrees on May 5, 2018. The 28 students graduated with a doctor of physical therapy degree from the Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences. This is the first doctoral-level academic degrees presented in the College’s 182-year history. <a href="/live/news/401-reedy-challenges-inaugural-class-of-dpt-students" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why" aria-label="Reedy Challenges Inaugural Class of DPT Students to Find Their Why">Keep reading</a></div></div>