Alumni News: Local Students Graduate From Wake Forest

Allen Easton and Brandon Monteith, students from Stone Mountain, graduated from Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, NC., at the end of the spring semester. 

Television journalist Gwen Ifill delivered the Commencement address and urged graduates to find a cause they believe in and use what they have learned to "affect the lives of those around you." 

Ifill, a fan of social media, used Twitter in the days before her speech to solicit suggestions on what to say. During the talk, she snapped photos of the audience for her Twitter feed.

In his remarks to the graduates, President Nathan Hatch encouraged them to display grit, persistence to master challenges and perseverance to overcome failure.