East Central University plans to confer 97 master’s degrees and 356 bachelor’s degrees to candidates for its Spring 2020 graduation.

The traditional spring commencement ceremony for graduates has been postponed this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. After a campuswide survey, ECU students voted to attend the December commencement ceremony.

While ECU proudly announces its Spring 2020 graduates now, it plans to honor them again as they will have the opportunity to participate in a special ceremony on Saturday, December 12, 2020.

Local candidates for bachelor’s degrees in Spring 2020 include Dylan Batungbacal, Quaid Johnson, Patrick Leonard, Kennedy Prentice, Heather Swan and Lynzi Taylor, all of Allen.

Among those receiving their master’s degrees are Yashna Arnold of Atwood and Delbert Harden of Calvin.