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UH, WELCOME TO THIS CELEBRATION OF SERVICE TO[Craven Community College’s New Ward Hall]
THE COLLEGE.TODAY WE'RE DEDICATING WORD HALL IN RECOGNITION OF DAVID L. WARD, JR.
FOR MORE THAN 52 YEARS, DAVID HAS HELPED MOLD AND SHAPE OUR COLLEGE FROM ITS EMPATHY AS A SMALL INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION UNIT BACK IN THE 1960S TO TODAY'S COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT SERVES OVER MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS EVERY YEAR.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO ME, BUT IT'S NOT JUST ME, IT'S MY FAMILY.
A LOT OF YOU ARE PART OF MY FAMILY, AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THIS COLLEGE IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL ASSET TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US AND TO THIS COMMUNITY.
I AM OVERCOME WITH APPRECIATION.