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Mariah Lockwood
  • Psychology
  • Class of 2013
  • Darnestown

Mariah Lockwood graduates from Coastal Carolina University

2013 Aug 10

Mariah Lockwood, of Darnestown, MD, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Coastal Carolina University on Saturday, Aug. 10.

Some 166 students walked across the stage at commencement exercises on Saturday, Aug. 10, at the HTC Center. Approximately 300 students were eligible candidates for graduation.

Holley Tankersley, associate professor of politics and chair of the Department of Politics and Geography at CCU, was the commencement speaker and spoke on "Tomorrow is the best day of your life" about how college is not an ending, but a beginning.

Tankersley was named the CCU Professor of the Year for 2008-2009 and again in 2012-2013.

Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach, S.C. The University offers 65 areas of study toward the baccalaureate degree and seven master's degree programs in accountancy, business administration, education, marine and wetland studies, and writing. Ten new undergraduate degree programs include biochemistry, economics, graphic design, information systems, intelligence and national security, musical theatre, theatre arts, as well as criminology, health and aging, and social justice tracks in sociology.

More than 9,300 students from across the country are enrolled at CCU, which offers a world-class faculty, a nationally competitive NCAA I athletic program, an inspiring cultural calendar, and a tradition of community interaction that is fueled by more than 120 student clubs and organizations.

Learn more: http://www.coastal.edu/