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Academic honors

More than 600 new GVSU graduates walked onstage to cheers as they received their degrees in the December Commencement ceremony Saturday morning. GVSU President Mark Murray, right, conferred an honorary doctor of public service degree on Ismael Ahmed, center, co-founder and director of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) in Dearborn. This degree recognizes your important and continuous contributions to our state, our nation, and our world, Murray said.

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