A few at a time, students and faculty took the stage in Texas Wesleyan University’s Nicholas Martin Hall Thursday.
They handed their professor their robe or hood, who held it out for them or draped it around their neck. Many hugged. Several pointed and waved to proud family members in the audience who snapped photos.
It was the 99th year of a tradition in which students select a meaningful mentor to bestow their regalia in a moment of celebration and gratitude…