For Some SIUE Golden Graduates, 2025 Commencement Was a Second Chance
May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025
EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois, May 21 -- Southern Illinois University's Edwardsville campus issued the following news:
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For Some SIUE Golden Graduates, 2025 Commencement Was a Second Chance
"I wouldn't be where I am right now if it wasn't for SIU," said Major Elester Latham ('75). "SIU was everything to me." Latham, who graduated 50 years ago with a degree in theatre was one of more than 40 Golden Graduates at Southern . . .
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For Some SIUE Golden Graduates, 2025 Commencement Was a Second Chance
"I wouldn't be where I am right now if it wasn't for SIU," said Major Elester Latham ('75). "SIU was everything to me." Latham, who graduated 50 years ago with a degree in theatre was one of more than 40 Golden Graduates at Southern . . .