More than 20,000 people packed into Georgia Southern University’s Paulson Stadium on May 8 to honor a record number of graduates at Spring Commencement. Approximately 2,400 graduates participated in the ceremony. Those students from this area graduating and the degree they earned are the following: Rachel Anderson, Bainbridge, Bachelor of Arts; Keri Cassels, Cairo, Bachelor of Science in Biology; Ava Conger, Bainbridge, Bachelor of Arts; Ashley Crews, Bainbridge, Bachelor of Science; Eric Dollar, Bainbridge, Bachelor of Science; Sarah Flowers, Bainbridge, Bachelor of Science; Jacob Herring, Bainbridge, earned both a Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts; Patrick Seafield, Bainbridge, Bachelor of Arts; and Emily Whitaker, Bainbridge, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.