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CCU has Day of Remembrance

Coastal Carolina University held its sixth annual Day of Remembrance Ceremony on April 16 in Blanton Park. The public was invited to come to commemorate CCU students, faculty and staff who passed away during the previous year.

CCU’s first Day of Remembrance Ceremony was initiated on April 20, 2007, to pay homage to the students who lost their lives during the Virginia Tech tragedy on April 16, 2007. Since, the CCU Student Government Association officers and Counseling Services decided to make it an annual event and include members of the CCU family in the ceremony as well.

Family and friends were invited to share stories and memories of those who died the previous year. The Graham Bell Tower tolled 10 times, once for each of the nine people CCU lost and once for the victims of the Virginia Tech tragedy.

CCU students honored:
• Robert Dobson, a senior philosophy major
• Gina Kosla, a junior marine science major
• Anthony Liddell, a sophomore exercise and sport science major
• Shawn Ponton, a senior biology major
• Michael Spade, a freshman PGA Golf Management major
• Elizabeth Gorshack, freshman.
CCU Faculty and staff members honored:
• Richard Dame, distinguished professor emeritus of the Department of Marine Science
• Sally Purcell, emeritus professor of the Department of English and Journalism
• Dennis Ruth, a facilities staff member
 

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