{"id":2233,"date":"2010-05-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-07T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/blog\/news\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2014-09-24T12:24:20","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T16:24:20","slug":"meet-the-2010-cords-of-distinction-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2010\/meet-the-2010-cords-of-distinction-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 2010 ‘Cords of Distinction’ Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Front row (L to R): Jennifer Hochstetler, Katherine Nussbaum, Dorine Ndayizigiye, Sarah Roth, Claudette Monroy. Back row (L to R): Jonathan Spicher, Daniel Miller, Jay Michael Harnish, Anastacio Basil Marin, Niclette Kibibi<\/em><\/p>\n

Ten graduating seniors were honored as this year’s “Cords of Distinction”<\/a> recipients in an awards ceremony held Saturday, May 1, as part of commencement weekend activities.<\/p>\n

The students, nominated by faculty, staff and fellow students, were cited for exemplifying the school’s highest ideals. They wore gold and blue cords as they graduated Sunday afternoon, May 2.<\/p>\n

Meaning of the cords<\/h3>\n

Blue represents the strength of conviction that one person can help to create a better institution or community. Gold represents the love of spirit and yearning towards creating a better university environment or community in which all may take part.<\/p>\n

Students embody EMU’s values<\/h3>\n

The students were selected for their “significant and verifiable impact” on the university and on student life, for their contributions to developing the institution’s positive image, for substantial contributions to the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County area and beyond, for their high academic and social standing and their embodiment of EMU’s shared values of Christian discipleship, community, service and peacebuilding.<\/p>\n

2010 Cords recipients<\/h3>\n