The Class of 2015 walked across the stage in Gleason Physical Education Center on Saturday, May 16, to mark the end of their time at Sterling College. President Scott Rich shook the hands of each graduate as they were welcomed into the family of Sterling College Alumni.

Graduates in the class of 2015 include:

Roy Elie Abousamra of Mountain View, California, B.A. in Communication and Media Arts: Communication Arts,

Emmanuel Adigun* of Pratt, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

David Amador of Pico Rivera, California, B.A. in Psychology,

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the seeds and brackets for the 2015 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round. The Sterling College Warriors will be headed to Shawnee, Okla. for the opening round on the campus of Oklahoma Baptist University. The tournament is scheduled to take place from May 12-15.

The five teams in the Shawnee bracket included: #1 seed Oklahoma Baptist University (Host), #2 seed LSU-Shreveport, #3 seed Sterling College, #4 seed Briar Cliff, and #5 seed Mid-America Nazarene University.

The majority of athletic training students aspire to become certified athletic trainers upon graduation. That dream will become a reality for five Sterling College athletic training majors who passed their Board of Certification exam and are now eligible for certification upon conferral of their bachelor’s degree in athletic training. The group passed the test on their first try, yielding a 100 percent pass rate for this year’s senior class.

Mark Alan Hemphill of Florence, Arizona, will perform his senior recital at the United Presbyterian Church at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5. The public is invited to attend.

Hemphill will sing in French, Italian, German and English, featuring duets with several other people including Dr. Laura Bateman, assistant professor of music. He will also sing an arrangement of Morten Lauridsen’s “Sure on this Shining Night” and musical theatre selections.