10-05-2025
ETSU medicine, pharmacy grads walk the stage
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — East Tennessee State University's Quillen College of Medicine and Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy honored their Classes of 2025 at commencement.
On Friday, 72 College of Medicine and 46 College of Pharmacy graduates walked the stage in separate ceremonies at the Martin Center for the Arts.
According to the university, members of the College of Medicine's graduating class will travel to residency programs in two dozen states, with 25 remaining in Tennessee. Around half will remain in Tennessee, North Carolina, or Virginia. About half are also entering primary care-related fields.
At the College of Pharmacy commencement, a chair on stage was left empty in honor of Luvango Musungira, a member of the Class of 2025 who died during his first year. Musungira's family attended the ceremony and was presented with a shadowbox containing his graduation regalia. Graduates also wore lapel pins in his memory.
'He was really loved by our whole class,' class president Bailey Boyd said. 'He was a nice guy. His smile kind of brightened up all of our days. And he was such a dedicated student. We just all loved him. And, he's been in our hearts for four years. And we really just wanted to honor his memory and, go out from here and make sure that his memory lives on.'
Commencement for graduates of other ETSU colleges will take place on Saturday.
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