First Lady Michelle Obama addressed graduates from the Colleges of Business & Technology and Education. Mrs. Obama selected EKU among three commencement speech visits this year as part of her Joining Forces initiative to assist military families. Other keynote speakers at EKU’s Spring Commencement were Dr. Charles Wethington, former president of the University of Kentucky, and author and educator Silas House, both of whom earned undergraduate degrees at Eastern. EKU recognized a total of 2,428 degree candidates: 1,806 bachelor’s degree candidates, 490 master’s degree candidates, 115 associate degree candidates, 10 specialist degree candidates, and seven doctoral degree candidates.
