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Lindsey Wilson College to Celebrate Largest Spring Commencement with Three Ceremonies May 2-3

Combined with 843 degrees awarded at winter commencement, the Lindsey Wilson Class of 2024-25 will be a record 1,733 graduates.

by Duane Bonifer

COLUMBIA, Ky. (04/29/2025) — The last group of students will receive a Lindsey Wilson College degree this weekend, and it will be a record number.

Lindsey Wilson College will award a total of 890 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees at its 121st commencement, which will be held in three ceremonies May 2-3 in Biggers Sports Center.

Lindsey Wilson College will become Lindsey Wilson University on July 1, making this the final group of graduates to earn a Lindsey Wilson College diploma.

The 6 p.m. CDT Friday, May 2, ceremony will honor graduates of Lindsey Wilson's hybrid graduate program; the 10 a.m CDT Saturday, May 3, ceremony will honor graduates of the college's A.P. White Campus in Columbia; and the 2 p.m. CDT Saturday, May 3, ceremony will honor graduates of Lindsey Wilson's extended campuses and online programs.

Graduates have been allotted tickets for guests in attendance.

This is the largest number of spring graduates in the college's 122-year history. Combined with 843 degrees awarded at last December's winter commencement, the Lindsey Wilson Class of 2024-25 will be a record 1,733 graduates.

Three members of the Class of 2025 will give addresses at the spring ceremonies.

Ujjwal Bhattarai of Nashville, Tennessee, will speak at the May 2 ceremony. A native of Nepal, Bhattarai will earn a master of science degree in information technology management. Bhattarai works for HCA Healthcare and hopes to one day start his own company focused on using technology to improve healthcare.

At the 10 a.m. CDT May 3 ceremony, Anatoliy Voloshyn of Cherkasy, Ukraine, will give the student address. Voloshyn, who will graduate with a bachelor of arts degree in business administration with a minor in political science, has been a member of the Lindsey Wilson tennis program and is co-founder of the Lindsey Wilson Ukraine Club. Voloshyn was a fall intern in the Washington, D.C., office of U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, N.Y.-3rd District, and he plans to pursue a career in public service to serve the people of Ukraine and the United States.

Erin Kershaw Guy of Hendersonville, Tennessee, will give the student address at the 2 p.m. CDT May 3 ceremony. Guy, who will graduate with a master of education degree in counseling, has been serving at Serenity Counseling since her practicum experience and plans to continue her work there after graduation.

Spring commencement ceremonies will be shown on closed-circuit television in the Norma & Glen Hodge Center for Discipleship, 402 Helen Flatt Drive. The ceremonies will also be available via livestream on the Lindsey Wilson YouTube channel, youtube.com/lwcpublicrelations.

For more information about Lindsey Wilson's 2025 spring commencement, contact the LWC Registrar's Office at registrar@lindsey.edu or at 270-384-8025.

Lindsey Wilson College is a vibrant liberal arts college in Columbia, Kentucky. Founded in 1903 and affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the mission of Lindsey Wilson is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being. Lindsey Wilson -- which will become Lindsey Wilson University on July 1 -- has an enrollment of more than 4,000 students, and the college offers 28 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs and a doctoral program. The college's 28 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams have won more than 120 team and individual national championships.

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