Samantha Gardner of Saline Graduates with Honors from James Madison University

HARRISONBURG, VA (readMedia)-- Samantha Madelyn Gardner of Saline, graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Theatre and Dance - BA from James Madison University during commencement exercises May 4, 2013.

Gardner was among 3,600 students who received undergraduate, master's, educational specialist and doctoral degrees.

James Madison University is a comprehensive university that is part of the statewide system of public higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is the only university in America named for President James Madison. Established March 14, 1908, the university offers programs on the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels with its primary emphasis on the undergraduate student. JMU provides a total education to students - one that has a broad range of the liberal arts as its foundation and encompasses an extensive variety of professional and pre-professional programs, augmented by a multitude of learning experiences outside the classroom.

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