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Garland Gates’ thirty years in public office has made him the longest serving elected official in Shelby’s approximate 190 year history.

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Celebrating 2021 The College’s 193rd Commencement recognizes graduating seniors and marks a partial return to the normal rhythms of Kenyon life. By David Hoyt May 21, 2021 Kenyon’s 193rd Commencement took place at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 21. Held in warm sunshine on McBride Field, which provides more space for social distancing than the traditional location on the lawn between Ascension Hall and Samuel Mather Hall, the ceremony recognized nearly 300...

May 19, 2021 When Assistant Professor of EnglishOrchid Tierney takes the stage at Kenyon’s 193rd Commencement on the morning of Friday, May 21, it won’t just be her first graduation ceremony in Gambier — it will be her first, ever. “I didn’t go to my commencements,” said Tierney. “So it’s exciting to me, I feel like I’m commencing and walking with the students.” But Tierney won’t just be one of the many faculty members sitting in the bleachers of McBride Field: she’ll ha...