A-B Presents Diplomas to 185 Students

(CU and The Inter-Mountain/Ben Simmons) END OF THE ROAD – A-B College President Stephen E. Markwood handed out diplomas for the last time Saturday during the college’s 135th commencement service. He will be retiring in June. View additional photos at www.theintermountain.com.

Gentle raindrops fell from the skies similar to the joyful tears that fell from the eyes of some of the 185 seniors who graduated from Alderson-Broaddus College on Saturday in Philippi.

A-B College President Dr. Stephen E. Markwood welcomed students, parents, faculty and friends to the school’s 135th commencement service. The ceremony will be Markwood’s last, as he is set to retire in June.

During his opening remarks, Markwood told the seniors they have reached a fork in the road of their life. He quoted poet Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.

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