Class of 2025 Commencement
SIU SDM Graduates 55 New Dentists and 50th Class
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, conferred Doctor of Dental Medicine degrees upon 55 graduates of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM). The commencement ceremony was held Saturday, June 7 at the First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center on the Edwardsville campus. The Class of 2025 represented the 50th graduating class of SIU SDM, which held its first commencement exercises in 1975.
Saulius Drukteinis, DMD, MS, PhD, Dean of SIU SDM, opened the ceremony by speaking directly to the graduates. His advice to those who now have the latest technology to thrive independently was to not travel the road ahead alone.
“Your greatest heights in life will be reached when you allow yourself to be helped by others. Forego that ego, which is so tightly bound to your newfound independence,” said Drukteinis. “You’ll be most successful, avoid the most pitfalls and have the most peace of mind when you have the ability to recognize when you can’t do something on your own.”
Drukteinis’ message set the stage for the valuable advice yet to come from others who spoke at the Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2025.
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