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Members of the 88th graduating class of Gogebic Community College received their diplomas Friday night.
At the Lindquist Center in Ironwood, 180 degrees were awarded. Seventy-eight students graduated with honors or high honors.
Speaker Marquise Slay recounted how the degree he earned from GCC in 2013 propelled him to a successful career as Regional Sales Director for Oliver Companies in Duluth. Slay excelled as an athlete for the Samsons, and then at Wisconsin-Superior, where he earned his bachelor’s degree. He’s involved in numerous community service groups and projects, and told graduates that they can have similar success…
It was the first in-person graduation for Gogebic Community College since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.
