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Baker University president Dr. Pat Long speaks to the audience during the Baccalaureate Ceremony Sunday, May 22, 2011.

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Recent graduates, friends and family members gather outside the George F. Collins, Jr. Sports and Convention Center following the Baker University graduation ceremony Sunday, May 22, 2011.

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Double celebrations were marked Sunday, May, 22 2011 by Krista Yaktine, Overland park, as she shared the festivities of her graduation with her father Darrel Yaktine by marking his birthday in a very public way.

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Graduating Baker University senior Andrew Dale, Topeka, applauds during the graduation ceremony Sunday, May 22, 2011. Dale was named one of two Jabara Leadership Award recipients.

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Graduating Baker University senior Philip Schiffelbein, Carbondale, receives a hug from Baker University president Dr. Pat Long after being handed his diploma during the graduation ceremony Sunday, May 22, 2011.

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Baker University graduation keynote speaker Hoot Gibson addresses the audience during the graduation ceremony Sunday, May 22, 2011.

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2011 Baker University graduates walk along a tree lined path on the Baker university campus on route to their graduation ceremony Sunday, May, 22 2011.

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Graduating Baker University senior Clayton Alexander, Kansas City, Mo., is pulled out of line by his mother for a photograph as graduating seniors line up to walk through campus on their way to the graduation ceremony Sunday, May 22, 2011.

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Graduating Baker University senior Clayton Alexander, Kansas City, Mo., holds his nephew Daniel Alexander, 7, following the Baccalaureate Ceremony Sunday, May 22, 2011.

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University minister Ira DeSpain addresses spectators during the Baker University Baccalaureate Ceremony Sunday, May 22, 2011.

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A graduating Baker University senior displays a message on her mortarboard during the Baccalaureate Ceremony Sunday, May 22, 2011.