Stephen Wilson graduates from Centre College

2012 May 23

Stephen Wilson of Louisville received a bachelor of arts degree in religion at the 189th commencement ceremony at Centre College held on May 20, 2012. He graduated cum laude, and received the Graves Griffiths Prize awarded to the best student in ancient languages in the senior class, and the Robert Powell Jacobs Prize awarded to the best student in Greek.

Janet H. Brown, executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), was the featured commencement speaker. Brown has served as the CPD's executive director for its entire 25-year history. She received an honorary doctor of humane letters from Centre during the ceremony. The Class of 2012 is the largest in Centre's history. Members of the class include three Fulbright recipients; two Peace Corps volunteers; and two Teach for America corps members. In addition, 67 students graduated with honors: seven summa cum laude, 24 magna cum laude and 36 cum laude.

Wilson is the son of Frank and Dawn Wilson of Louisville.

Centre College, founded in 1819 and chosen to host its second Vice Presidential Debate in 2012, is ranked among the U.S. News top 50 national liberal arts colleges, at 42nd in the nation, and ranks 27th for best value among national liberal arts colleges. Forbes magazine ranks Centre 34th among all the nation's colleges and universities and has named Centre in the top five among all institutions of higher education in the South for three years in a row. Centre is also ranked fourth in the nation by U.S. News for its study abroad program.