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feature Commencement<br />
Graduating seniors recognized at<br />
Honors Convocation<br />
Seniors who achieved exemplary success in their<br />
academic work and co-curricular activities were<br />
recognized at Honors Convocation held May 13,<br />
<strong>2011</strong> in Morley Music Building.<br />
The faculty were garbed in academic regalia for<br />
this traditional ceremony, which also included<br />
the playing and singing of the traditional <strong>College</strong><br />
hymn, “Our God, Our Help in Ages Past,” and the<br />
Alma Mater.<br />
Ray Leach, founder and chief executive officer of<br />
the Cleveland-based Jumpstart Inc., delivered<br />
the convocation address. JumpStart has gained<br />
national recognition for its innovative model<br />
and economic impact in Northeast Ohio. Leach<br />
spoke about his own journey as an entrepreneur<br />
in starting up four companies before JumpStart.<br />
He discussed the benefits and risks of entrepreneurship<br />
and encouraged the students to consider<br />
becoming entrepreneurs.<br />
“I want you to know that making your own way by<br />
being an entrepreneur is not easy,” Leach said.<br />
“Yet, those were also some of the most rewarding<br />
years of my career.”<br />
Leach concluded his address with these words: “I<br />
would like to encourage you to think creatively.<br />
Continued on page 46<br />
8 L A K E E R I E | <strong>FALL</strong> ‘11
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