Five hundred six students graduated from Union University May 2 during spring commencement services of the 201st graduating class on the university’s Great Lawn.
Andrew Walker, dean-elect of the School of Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, delivered the commencement address. Walker challenged graduates to resist what he called the «mythology of disruption» - the cultural pressure to build platforms, chase significance and define success by visibility and accomplishments.
Instead, Walker called graduates to a life of ordinary faithfulness, drawing on 1 Timothy 6:6 - “Godliness with contentment is great gain” - as his central text.
“God will ask whether we were faithful, not whether we were elite,” he said. “That is your inheritance. Go claim it.”
Graduates from Henderson include:
Zane Bolton, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical);
Stewart Brown, Bachelor of Science in Sport Management;
Evan Eads, Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics-Applied and Sociology;
Jackson Knoell, Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity;
Emily Marise, Master of Education - Instructional Leadership;
And from Reagan, Sydney Coffman, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
Located in Jackson, Tenn., Union University is a liberal arts-based university affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention. Founded in 1823, Union is the oldest institution relating to the Southern Baptist Convention.
