Graduation speaker took a road less traveled

Greg Oliver will deliver the student address at the 63rd Commencement Ceremony at Kent State University at Ashtabula on Friday night, December 18th.  The North Kingsville native was recently featured in a Star Beacon story about this honor.

Read the complete story at the Star Beacon website

POSTED: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 01:32 PM
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