6:30 am on Friday April 8, 2011
| Posted by Luke Kerr-Dineen
Honorary degree recipients, speaker announced for USCB commencement ceremony
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The University of South Carolina Beaufort announced thursday, April 7 the names of the men and women to be honored at their graduation ceremony.
Paula and William Bethea will receive honorary degrees from the school for their work in local non-profit organizations, while author and former Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs for the first Bush administration, Karen Hughes, will deliver the keynote address.
Commencement will take place April 29 at the Hilton Head Gateway Campus.
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