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 MIAMI GARDENS — The Hon. Sharon Wilson, president of the Senate of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is set to return to Florida Memorial University (FMU), her alma mater, to deliver the keynote address at the fall commencement ceremony.
The event is
scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 15 at 8:30 a.m. in the A. Chester Robinson
Athletic Center. FMU will also present Wilson with an honorary doctorate
of Humane Letters. The entire community is invited.
The
graduation ceremony is preceded by the Baccalaureate Service, which
serves as a spiritual sendoff for the graduating class. The Rev. Dr.
George E. McRae, pastor of Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church in
Miami, will deliver the baccalaureate address.
Wilson,
a 1971 FMU graduate, enjoyed a successful tenure as an educator and
head of the English departments at Prince William Baptist High School
and St. John’s High School, both in the Bahamas. The Bahamas native
studied law in the Bahamas under the articles of the Firm of Seligman
Maynard and Company and became a practicing member of the Bahamas Bar in
1983.
During
her legal career, she served as a magistrate, chair of the Rent Control
Board of the Bahamas, and established the Sharon Wilson and Company law
firm in 2000. She was elected to the FMU Board of Trustees in 1987. Her
family also financed an endowment for Bahamian students at the
institution.
In
2002 Wilson was appointed president of the Senate of the Bahamas, and
served until 2007. She was reappointed to a non-consecutive second term
as the chamber’s chief in 2012.
“At
FMU, we offer our students a quality instruction and a competitive
learning community,” said Mary A. O’Banner, the institution’s acting
president. “Sen. Wilson, a faithful FMU alumna, is proof that the
students can develop their promise and create bright futures here at
South Florida’s only historically black university. She can share her
wealth of experience and commitment to excellence with our graduates. ”
Schedule of Events
Thursday, Dec. 13
7 p.m., Senior Banquet, Smith Conference Center (Tickets Required)
Friday, Dec. 14
6 p.m., Baccalaureate Service, Susie C. Holley Religious Center
Speaker: The Rev. Dr. George E. McRae, pastor, Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church, Miami
Saturday, Dec. 15
8:30 a.m., Commencement Ceremony, A. Chester Robinson Athletic Center
Speaker: The Hon. Sharon R. Wilson, Esq., president, Senate of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
*Pictured above is Sharon Wilson, president of the Senate of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
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