A Roundup on Graduation in NAD Higher Education
Number of 2012 graduates included as available.
Andrews University—525 (201 graduate students, 324 undergraduate students)
- Consecration: Dr. Hyveth Williams, Professor of Christian Ministry, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
- Baccalaureate: Elder G.T. Ng, Executive Secretary of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
- Commencement: Dr. Don Jernigan, President of Adventist Health System
Canadian University College
- Consecration: Ron Sydenham, Senior Pastor, College Heights Seventh-day Adventist Church, Lacombe, Alberta
- Baccalaureate: Dr. Benjamin Schoun, General Vice President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, Silver Spring, Maryland
- Commencement: Dr. Hyveth Williams, Professor, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences
- Commencement: Daniel R. Jackson, President of the NAD
Kettering College of Medical Arts—262
- Commencement: Richard Hart, DrPH, president of Loma Linda University
La Sierra University—352
- Consecration: Pastor Michael Kelly, Senior Pastor of the Mt. Rubidoux SDA church in Southern California
- Baccalaureate: Pastor Sam Leonor, LSU Campus Chaplain
- School of Religion Consecration: Dr. Ryan Bell, Pastor of the Hollywood Adventist Church.
- Commencement: Dr. Fritz Guy, research professor of philosophical theology at La Sierra University
Loma Linda University—1470 graduates
Baccalaureate:
- Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry: Tony Campolo, pastor, sociologist, author, and speaker
- Behavioral Health/Science & Technology and Religion, Nursing, Allied Health Professions, Public Health: Charles Sandefur, Vice President for mission and community development for Adventist Health/Central Valley Network
Commencement:
- Medicine: Joan Lunden
- Pharmacy: Richard Hart
- Dentistry: Gerald Winslow
- Behavioral Health/Science & Technology and Religion: Clinton Valley
- Nursing: Gina Brown
- Allied Health Professions: Brad Budde
- Public Health: Martin Philbert
Oakwood University—378 students (expected)
- Consecration: Pastor Lola Moore, Oakwood University Church
- Baccalaureate: Pastor Bron Jacobs, Kansas Avenue SDA Church
- Commencement: Mr. Wayne M. Caines, CEO, Digicel, Bermuda
Pacific Union College—290 (expected)
- Consecration: Roy Ice, Executive Pastor of the Napa Adventist Church; former PUC Chaplain
- Baccalaureate: Paul Graham, Senior Pastor of the Restoration Praise Center in Lanham, Maryland
- Commencement: DeVon Franklin, Vice President of Production at Columbia Pictures
Southern Adventist University—606
- Consecration: Stanley Knight, Youth Ministries Director, South Carolina Conference
- Baccalaureate: Brad Thorp, President, Hope Channel Inc.
- Commencement: Paul Conn, President, Lee University
Southwestern Adventist University—162 (151 undergraduate students, 11 graduate students)
- Consecration: Pastor Jonathan Henderson, lead pastor for the Grand Advent Church, Oakland, CA.
- Baccalaureate: Daniel R. Jackson, President of the North American Division
- Commencement: Terry D. Shaw, CFO Adventist Health System
Union College—156, according to local news source the Journal Star
- Consecration: Buell Fogg, Associate Chaplain
- Baccalaureate: Malcolm Gaskin, Associate Professor of Accounting
- Commencement: Dr. David Smith, longest serving Union College President
Walla Walla University—406 (288 undergraduate students and 118 graduate students)
- Baccalaureate: Elder Max Torkelsen II, President of the North Pacific Union Conference
- Commencement: Pastor Andrea King, Senior Pastor at Imani Praise Fellowship SDA Church in Moreno Valley, California.
Washington Adventist University
- Consecration: Grant Leitma, Associate Professor, Psychology
- Baccalaureate: Barry Black, U.S. Senate Chaplain
- Consecration: Scott McClure, Esq, WAU Trustee
