Spiller graduates from Baylor

Reid Spiller recently graduated Cum Laude from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management. Baylor University conferred degrees on more than 860 graduates during a fall commencement exercise on December 17 in the Ferrell Center on the Baylor campus. Reid was also named to the Baylor University Dean’s Academic Honor List for the 2016 fall semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must be an undergraduate with a minimum grade-point average of 3.7, while enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours.

William “Bill” S. Simon, a member of the Board of Regents, brought greetings to the graduates at the ceremony. Baylor Interim President David Garland presided over the commencement ceremonies and delivered the message to the graduates. He conferred the degrees assisted by L. Gregory Jones, Executive Vice President and Provost, along with the dean of each school. Bearer of the Mace honors went to Donald D. Schmeltekopf, provost emeritus and professor, Educational Leadership (1990-2014). 

Baylor University is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked research institution. The University provides a vibrant campus community for approximately 16,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12 nationally recognized academic divisions.

Reid has been accepted into Baylor Law School, and will begin law school in the spring semester, beginning in February.