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Hundreds of dads received a very special Father鈥檚 Day gift in Angwin Sunday, April 17鈥攖he gift of watching their children successfully complete their undergraduate educations. 海角视频 graduated its 124th class on June 17 in the Angwin campus鈥檚 beautiful Commencement Grove.

鈥淚t鈥檚 the best Father鈥檚 Day present I could ever have,鈥� said Geoff Brummett of Redlands, Calif., whose son, also Geoff, graduated as a senior class officer with a double major in graphic design and photography.

The class of 2012 comprised 286 graduates representing fourteen states and eight countries. Over 75 academic distinctions and honors were presented, with 14 summa cum laude graduates, nine magna cum laude, 43 cum laude and 10 graduates from the honors program. The class most notably included 119 graduates from the department of nursing, 40 from department of business and 22 in the visual arts.

PUC board member and Adventist Health regional CEO Terry Newmyer presented the commencement address on Sunday morning. A veteran healthcare administrator, Newmyer鈥檚 leadership has been instrumental in a dramatic fiscal turnaround at St. Helena Hospital over the last several years. He is also the proud father of Michael, a cum laude business major and member of the graduating class.

In his address, Newmyer encouraged graduates to 鈥渕ake failure your friend.鈥� Noting historical examples of long strings of failure culminating in great success, he reminded graduates that in life, victory and defeat often go hand in hand. 鈥淔ailure in life is what gives us courage,鈥� he said. 鈥淗ow often in life are we willing to finish with a failure? To see how far we can go? We鈥檒l never know if we鈥檝e gone too far until we go too far.鈥�

The Sunday morning commencement ceremony was the climax of a full weekend of graduation festivities at PUC. On Friday evening, graduates gathered in the PUC Church for a dedication ceremony featuring Roy Ice, pastor of the Napa Community Seventh-day Adventist Church. Ice, who served as PUC campus chaplain for six years ending last school year, recounted interactions he had with different people who went on to significant accomplishments. 鈥淵ou never know what greatness people in your life will achieve,鈥� he said.

On Saturday, the graduates and their families gathered again as current campus chaplain Laffit Cortes addressed them following a multilingual reading of Joshua 1:8鈥攁 biblical text promising success to those who live by God鈥檚 commands. Paul Graham, a noted Adventist minister from the Washington, D.C. area, also spoke on Saturday morning, urging students to stay true to themselves. The evening culminated in a special reception for graduates and their parents with PUC President Heather J. Knight.